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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: USN-6966-2 Moderate: Firefox Regression Fix

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Calendar Grey August 21, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6966-2 addresses a Firefox regression related to vulnerabilities that may risk user data or systems, encouraging updates for enhanced security against threats
USN-6966-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox.

Summary

USN-6966-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox.

Software Description:

- firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browser

Details:

USN-6966-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced

several minor regressions. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

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-2024-7518,

CVE-2024-7521, CVE-2024-7524, CVE-2024-7526, CVE-2024-7527, CVE-2024-7528,

CVE-2024-7529, CVE-2024-7530, CVE-2024-7531)

It was discovered that Firefox did not properly manage certain memory

operations when processing graphics shared memory. An attacker could

potentially exploit this issue to escape the sandbox. (CVE-2024-7519)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu firefox information exposure regression fix

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   firefox                         129.0.2+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-6966-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6966-1

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/2077485

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6966-2

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu firefox information exposure regression fix

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/129.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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