Ubuntu Security Update USN-6966-1: Firefox vulnerabilities

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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-2024-7518, CVE-2024-7521, CVE-2024-7524, CVE-2024-7526, CVE-2024-7527, CVE-2024-7528, CVE-2024-7529, CVE-2024-7530, CVE-2024-7531) It was discovered that Firefox did not properly manage certain memory operations when processing graphics shared memory. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to escape the sandbox. (CVE-2024-7519) Nan Wang discovered that Firefox did not properly handle type check in WebAssembly. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-7520) Irvan Kurniawan discovered that Firefox did not properly check an attribute value in the editor 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-2024-7522) Rob Wu discovered that Firefox did not properly check permissions when creating a StreamFilter. An attacker could possibly use this issue to modify response body of requests on any site using a web extension. (CVE-2024-7525)

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