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Ubuntu 20.04: USN-6890-1 Critical: Firefox Multiple Threats

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Calendar Grey July 10, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Various vulnerabilities in Firefox for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS need to be addressed. Ensure your system is updated to mitigate possible risks.
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-2024-6601,

CVE-2024-6604, CVE-2024-6607, CVE-2024-6608, CVE-2024-6610, CVE-2024-6611,

CVE-2024-6612, CVE-2024-6613, CVE-2024-6614, CVE-2024-6615)

It was discovered that Firefox did not properly manage certain memory

operations in the NSS. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to

cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-6602,

CVE-2024-6609)

Irvan Kurniawan discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory

during thread creation. An attacker could potentially exploit this

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

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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                         128.0+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-6890-1

CVE-2024-6601, CVE-2024-6602, CVE-2024-6603, CVE-2024-6604,

CVE-2024-6606, CVE-2024-6607, CVE-2024-6608, CVE-2024-6609,

CVE-2024-6610, CVE-2024-6611, CVE-2024-6612, CVE-2024-6613,

CVE-2024-6614, CVE-2024-6615

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6890-1

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security advisory denial of service update threat Ubuntu attack firefox

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/128.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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