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Ubuntu: 4625-1 Moderate: Firefox Crash And Code Execution Threat

Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a malicious website.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4625-1 November 10, 2020 firefox vulnerability ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.10 - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a malicious website. Software Description: - firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browser Details: A use-after-free was discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.10: firefox 82.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.20.10.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: firefox 82.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: firefox 82.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: firefox 82.0.3+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-4625-1 CVE-2020-26950 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/82.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.20.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/82.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/82.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/82.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 . Ubuntu 20.04 along with various other systems are vulnerable to a critical Firefox flaw that can lead to executing arbitrary code through harmful websites.. Firefox Vulnerability, Ubuntu Security Notice, User Exploit,Open Source Browser. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Nov 10, 2020 Ubuntu