Ubuntu alert USN-5037-2 (firefox)
| From: | Chris Coulson <chris.coulson@canonical.com> | |
| To: | ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com | |
| Subject: | [USN-5037-2] Firefox regression | |
| Date: | Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:12:23 +0100 | |
| Message-ID: | <27f5302c-885d-e817-b6c0-f33d7a1235dc@canonical.com> |
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5037-2 August 25, 2021 firefox regression ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 21.04 - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary: USN-5037-1 caused a regression in Firefox. Software Description: - firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browser Details: USN-5037-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced a regression that caused Firefox to repeatedly prompt for a password. 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 into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information, trick a user into accepting unwanted permissions, or execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 21.04: firefox 91.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.21.04.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: firefox 91.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: firefox 91.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5037-2 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5037-1 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1941496 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/91.0.2+build... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/91.0.2+build... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/91.0.2+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...