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Ubuntu: 4140-1 Moderate: Firefox Mouse Pointer Hijack Threat

Firefox could be made to hijack the mouse pointer it if opened a malicious website.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4140-1 September 25, 2019 firefox vulnerability ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 19.04 - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: Firefox could be made to hijack the mouse pointer it if opened a malicious website. Software Description: - firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browser Details: It was discovered that no user notification was given when pointer lock is enabled. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to hijack the mouse pointer and confuse users. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04: firefox 69.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.19.04.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: firefox 69.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: firefox 69.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4140-1 CVE-2019-11754 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/69.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.19.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/69.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/69.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 . A recent Ubuntu Security Notice highlights a vulnerability in Firefox that may allow attackers to manipulate the mouse cursor via compromised websites.. Ubuntu Security Notice, Firefox Exploit, Pointer Hijacking, Web Browser Security. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Sep 25, 2019 Ubuntu