USN-3761-2: Firefox regressions
firefox regressions
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
USN-3761-1 caused several regressions in Firefox.
Software Description
- firefox - Mozilla Open Source web browser
Details
USN-3761-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused several regressions affecting spellchecker dictionaries and search engines. 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, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-12375, CVE-2018-12376, CVE-2018-12377, CVE-2018-12378)
It was discovered that if a user saved passwords before Firefox 58 and then later set a master password, an unencrypted copy of these passwords would still be accessible. A local user could exploit this to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2018-12383)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- firefox - 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.4
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- firefox - 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.4
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- firefox - 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.4
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/2xeAz4x