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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-6649-2: Moderate Firefox Regresion Fix

USN-6649-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox.. ========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6649-2 March 06, 2024 firefox regressions ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: USN-6649-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox. Software Description: - firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browser Details: USN-6649-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced several minor regressions. This update fixes the problem. 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-2024-1547, CVE-2024-1548, CVE-2024-1549, CVE-2024-1550, CVE-2024-1553, CVE-2024-1554, CVE-2024-1555, CVE-2024-1557) Alfred Peters discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when storing and re-accessing data on a networking channel. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-1546) Johan Carlsson discovered that Firefox incorrectly handled Set-Cookie response headers in multipart HTTP responses. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to inject arbitrary cookie values. (CVE-2024-1551) Gary Kwong discovered that Firefox incorrectly generated codes on 32-bit ARM devices, which could lead to unexpected numeric conversions or undefined behaviour. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-1552) Ronald Crane discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when accessing the built-in profiler. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-1556) Update instructions: Theproblem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: firefox 123.0.1+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-6649-2 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6649-1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/2056258 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/123.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 . Addressing minor issues in Firefox post USN-6649-1 on Ubuntu 20.04 to guarantee seamless user functionality.. Ubuntu Security Notice, Firefox Update, Open Source Fix. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Mar 06, 2024 Ubuntu