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Ubuntu alert USN-5107-1 (firefox)

From:  Chris Coulson <chris.coulson@canonical.com>
To:  ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject:  [USN-5107-1] Firefox vulnerabilities
Date:  Fri, 08 Oct 2021 00:22:29 +0100
Message-ID:  <e15a1789-115c-d705-07a4-7d8b31bc5aae@canonical.com>

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5107-1 October 07, 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, spoof another origin, or execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 21.04: firefox 93.0+build1-0ubuntu0.21.04.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: firefox 93.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: firefox 93.0+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-5107-1 CVE-2021-32810, CVE-2021-38496, CVE-2021-38497, CVE-2021-38498, CVE-2021-38499, CVE-2021-38500, CVE-2021-38501 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/93.0+build1-... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/93.0+build1-... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/93.0+build1-... -- 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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