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Ubuntu 20.04: USN-7086-1 critical: firefox DoS and code execution

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Calendar Grey October 31, 2024
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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-2024-10458

CVE-2024-10459, CVE-2024-10460, CVE-2024-10461, CVE-2024-10462,

CVE-2024-10463, CVE-2024-10464, CVE-2024-10465, CVE-2024-10466,

CVE-2024-10467, CVE-2024-10468)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service code execution Ubuntu firefox

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   firefox                         132.0+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-7086-1

CVE-2024-10458, CVE-2024-10459, CVE-2024-10460, CVE-2024-10461,

CVE-2024-10462, CVE-2024-10463, CVE-2024-10464, CVE-2024-10465,

CVE-2024-10466, CVE-2024-10467, CVE-2024-10468

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7086-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service code execution Ubuntu firefox

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/132.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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