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Ubuntu alert USN-4216-1 (firefox)

From:  Chris Coulson <chris.coulson@canonical.com>
To:  ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject:  [USN-4216-1] Firefox vulnerabilities
Date:  Mon, 9 Dec 2019 23:51:50 +0000
Message-ID:  <94df74c1-6560-0568-90eb-5a355894beed@canonical.com>

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4216-1 December 09, 2019 firefox vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 19.10 - Ubuntu 19.04 - Ubuntu 18.04 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: 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, obtain sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.10: firefox 71.0+build5-0ubuntu0.19.10.1 Ubuntu 19.04: firefox 71.0+build5-0ubuntu0.19.04.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: firefox 71.0+build5-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the necessary changes. References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4216-1 CVE-2019-11745, CVE-2019-11756, CVE-2019-17005, CVE-2019-17008, CVE-2019-17010, CVE-2019-17011, CVE-2019-17012, CVE-2019-17013, CVE-2019-17014 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/71.0+build5-... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/71.0+build5-... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/71.0+build5-... -- 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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