firefox vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
A local attacker could obtain saved passwords.
Software Description
It was discovered that passwords could be copied to the clipboard from the "Saved Logins" dialog without entering the master password, even when a master password has been set. A local attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain saved passwords.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 19.04
firefox - 68.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.19.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
firefox - 68.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
firefox - 68.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the necessary changes.
References
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
A local attacker could obtain saved passwords.
Software Description
- firefox - Mozilla Open Source web browser
It was discovered that passwords could be copied to the clipboard from the "Saved Logins" dialog without entering the master password, even when a master password has been set. A local attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain saved passwords.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 19.04
firefox - 68.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.19.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
firefox - 68.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
firefox - 68.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the necessary changes.
References
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