Ubuntu alert USN-5074-1 (firefox)
| From: | Chris Coulson <chris.coulson@canonical.com> | |
| To: | ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com | |
| Subject: | [USN-5074-1] Firefox vulnerabilities | |
| Date: | Thu, 09 Sep 2021 19:47:42 +0100 | |
| Message-ID: | <08fff8d6-4068-71a0-a318-146e68b75033@canonical.com> |
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5074-1 September 09, 2021 firefox vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 21.04 - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - 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 into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, bypass mixed content blocking, or execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 21.04: firefox 92.0+build3-0ubuntu0.21.04.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: firefox 92.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: firefox 92.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5074-1 CVE-2021-38491, CVE-2021-38493, CVE-2021-38494 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/92.0+build3-... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/92.0+build3-... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/92.0+build3-... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...