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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: USN-6610-1 Critical Firefox Denial of Service Fixes

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Calendar Grey January 29, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Numerous vulnerabilities patched in Firefox for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, improving protection against potential threats and boosting overall security.
Several security issues were fixed in Firefox.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Firefox.

Software Description:

- firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browser

Details:

Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were

tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could

potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive

information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-0741,

CVE-2024-0742, CVE-2024-0743, CVE-2024-0744, CVE-2024-0745, CVE-2024-0747,

CVE-2024-0748, CVE-2024-0749, CVE-2024-0750, CVE-2024-0751, CVE-2024-0753,

CVE-2024-0754, CVE-2024-0755)

Cornel Ionce discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when

opening the print preview dialog. An attacker could potentially exploit

this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-0746)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical fix firefox ubuntu

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  firefox                         122.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the
necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6610-1

CVE-2024-0741, CVE-2024-0742, CVE-2024-0743, CVE-2024-0744,

CVE-2024-0745, CVE-2024-0746, CVE-2024-0747, CVE-2024-0748,

CVE-2024-0749, CVE-2024-0750, CVE-2024-0751, CVE-2024-0753,

CVE-2024-0754, CVE-2024-0755

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6610-1

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security advisory denial of service critical fix firefox ubuntu

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/122.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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