Ubuntu alert USN-4717-2 (firefox)
| From: | Chris Coulson <chris.coulson@canonical.com> | |
| To: | ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com | |
| Subject: | [USN-4717-2] Firefox regression | |
| Date: | Tue, 09 Feb 2021 00:32:48 +0000 | |
| Message-ID: | <5920a9fb-e317-8bbb-3d7f-c79cf4f3373f@canonical.com> |
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4717-2 February 08, 2021 firefox regression ========================================================================== 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: USN-4717-1 introduced a regression in Firefox. Software Description: - firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browser Details: USN-4717-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused a startup hang in some circumstances. This update fixes the problem. 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, obtain sensitive information, conduct clickjacking attacks, or execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.10: firefox 85.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.10.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: firefox 85.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: firefox 85.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: firefox 85.0.1+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/4717-2 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4717-1 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1914147 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/85.0.1+build... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/85.0.1+build... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/85.0.1+build... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/85.0.1+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...