USN-3705-2: Firefox regressions
firefox regressions
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 17.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
USN-3705-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox.
Software Description
- firefox - Mozilla Open Source web browser
Details
USN-3705-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced various minor regressions. This update fixes the problems.
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, read uninitialized memory, bypass same-origin restrictions, bypass CORS restrictions, bypass CSRF protections, obtain sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-5156, CVE-2018-5186, CVE-2018-5187, CVE-2018-5188, CVE-2018-12358, CVE-2018-12359, CVE-2018-12360, CVE-2018-12361, CVE-2018-12362, CVE-2018-12363, CVE-2018-12364, CVE-2018-12365, CVE-2018-12366, CVE-2018-12367, CVE-2018-12370, CVE-2018-12371)
A security issue was discovered with WebExtensions. If a user were tricked in to installing a specially crafted extension, an attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain full browser permissions. (CVE-2018-12369)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- firefox - 61.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- Ubuntu 17.10
- firefox - 61.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.17.10.1
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- firefox - 61.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- firefox - 61.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
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
from Ubuntu Security Notices https://ift.tt/2umQHzc