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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
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Linux Mint 21.2 addresses several security vulnerabilities in Thunderbird, boosting user privacy and safeguarding system functionality.
Several security issues were fixed in Firefox.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 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)

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

Severity
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7086-1

Package Information

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

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