firefox regressions
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
USN-4278-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox.
Software Description
USN-4278-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced various minor regressions. 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 in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, or execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 19.10
firefox - 73.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.19.10.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
firefox - 73.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
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 19.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
USN-4278-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox.
Software Description
- firefox - Mozilla Open Source web browser
USN-4278-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced various minor regressions. 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 in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, or execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 19.10
firefox - 73.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.19.10.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
firefox - 73.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
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
Continue reading...
