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Ubuntu alert USN-4165-2 (firefox)

From:  Chris Coulson <chris.coulson@canonical.com>
To:  ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject:  [USN-4165-2] Firefox regressions
Date:  Wed, 6 Nov 2019 00:29:17 +0000
Message-ID:  <ffb424f9-a037-0508-c2ae-1f4fcea23a32@canonical.com>

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4165-2 November 05, 2019 firefox regressions ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 19.10 - Ubuntu 19.04 - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: USN-4165-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox. Software Description: - firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browser Details: USN-4165-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced various minor regressions. This update fixes the problems. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, bypass security restrictions, bypass same-origin restrictions, conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, bypass content security policy (CSP) protections, or execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.10: firefox 70.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.19.10.1 Ubuntu 19.04: firefox 70.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.19.04.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: firefox 70.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: firefox 70.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the necessary changes. References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4165-2 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4165-1 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1851445 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/70.0.1+build... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/70.0.1+build... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/70.0.1+build... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/70.0.1+build... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...


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