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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-6610-2: Firefox Update Resolves Minor Issues

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Calendar Grey February 7, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6610-2 tackles Firefox issues arising from USN-6610-1, impacting users on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
USN-6610-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox.

Summary

USN-6610-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox.

Software Description:

- firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browser

Details:

USN-6610-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced

several minor regressions. This update fixes the problem.

Original advisory 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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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  firefox                         122.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6610-2

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

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/2052580

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6610-2

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