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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-6649-2: Moderate Firefox Regresion Fix

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Calendar Grey March 6, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Addressing minor issues in Firefox post USN-6649-1 on Ubuntu 20.04 to guarantee seamless user functionality.
USN-6649-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox.

Summary

USN-6649-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox.

Software Description:

- firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browser

Details:

USN-6649-1 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-2024-1547,

CVE-2024-1548, CVE-2024-1549, CVE-2024-1550, CVE-2024-1553, CVE-2024-1554,

CVE-2024-1555, CVE-2024-1557)

Alfred Peters discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when

storing and re-accessing data on a networking channel. An attacker could

potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service.

(CVE-2024-1546)

Johan Carlsson discovered that Firefox incorrectly handled Set-...

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Topics Covered

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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                         123.0.1+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-6649-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6649-1

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/2056258

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6649-2

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service software update ubuntu moderate fix firefox regressions

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/123.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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