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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-6862-1 Moderate: Firefox Denial Of Service Threat

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Calendar Grey July 3, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple vulnerabilities in Firefox for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS have been patched. Ensure you update promptly to safeguard against potential threats.
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-2024-5689,

CVE-2024-5690, CVE-2024-5691, CVE-2024-5693, CVE-2024-5697, CVE-2024-5698,

CVE-2024-5699, CVE-2024-5700, CVE-2024-5701)

Lukas Bernhard discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory

during garbage collection. An attacker could potentially exploit this

issue to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.

(CVE-2024-5688)

Lukas Bernhard discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory in

the JavaScript engine. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to

obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2024-5694)

Irvan Kurniawan discovered that...

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security advisory denial of service code execution firefox ubuntu

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   firefox                         127.0.2+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-6862-1

CVE-2024-5688, CVE-2024-5689, CVE-2024-5690, CVE-2024-5691,

CVE-2024-5693, CVE-2024-5694, CVE-2024-5695, CVE-2024-5696,

CVE-2024-5697, CVE-2024-5698, CVE-2024-5699, CVE-2024-5700,

CVE-2024-5701

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6862-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service code execution firefox ubuntu

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/127.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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