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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6890-1
July 10, 2024

firefox vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Firefox.

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, obtain sensitive
information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-6601,
CVE-2024-6604, CVE-2024-6607, CVE-2024-6608, CVE-2024-6610, CVE-2024-6611,
CVE-2024-6612, CVE-2024-6613, CVE-2024-6614, CVE-2024-6615)

It was discovered that Firefox did not properly manage certain memory
operations in the NSS. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to
cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-6602,
CVE-2024-6609)

Irvan Kurniawan discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory
during thread creation. An attacker could potentially exploit this
issue to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2024-6603)

It was discovered that Firefox incorrectly handled array accesses in the
clipboard component, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
expose sensitive information. (CVE-2024-6606)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   firefox                         128.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the
necessary changes

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6890-1
   CVE-2024-6601, CVE-2024-6602, CVE-2024-6603, CVE-2024-6604,
   CVE-2024-6606, CVE-2024-6607, CVE-2024-6608, CVE-2024-6609,
   CVE-2024-6610, CVE-2024-6611, CVE-2024-6612, CVE-2024-6613,
   CVE-2024-6614, CVE-2024-6615

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/128.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Critical Firefox Security Issues in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS – USN-6890-1 Details and Fixes

July 10, 2024
Several security issues were fixed in Firefox.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Firefox. 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, obtain sensitive information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-6601, CVE-2024-6604, CVE-2024-6607, CVE-2024-6608, CVE-2024-6610, CVE-2024-6611, CVE-2024-6612, CVE-2024-6613, CVE-2024-6614, CVE-2024-6615) It was discovered that Firefox did not properly manage certain memory operations in the NSS. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-6602, CVE-2024-6609) Irvan Kurniawan discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory during thread creation. A...

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS firefox 128.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the necessary changes

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6890-1

CVE-2024-6601, CVE-2024-6602, CVE-2024-6603, CVE-2024-6604,

CVE-2024-6606, CVE-2024-6607, CVE-2024-6608, CVE-2024-6609,

CVE-2024-6610, CVE-2024-6611, CVE-2024-6612, CVE-2024-6613,

CVE-2024-6614, CVE-2024-6615

Severity
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6890-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/128.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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