==========================================================================
\nUbuntu Security Notice USN-5314-1
\nMarch 06, 2022<\/p>\n
firefox vulnerabilities
\n==========================================================================<\/p>\n
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:<\/p>\n
– Ubuntu 21.10
\n– Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
\n– Ubuntu 18.04 LTS<\/p>\n
Summary:<\/p>\n
Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
\nopened a malicious website.<\/p>\n
Software Description:
\n– firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browser<\/p>\n
Details:<\/p>\n
A use-after-free was discovered when removing an XSLT parameter in some
\ncircumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted
\nwebsite, an attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service, or
\nexecute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-26485)<\/p>\n
A use-after-free was discovered in the WebGPU IPC framework. If a user
\nwere tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
\nexploit this to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.
\n(CVE-2022-26486)<\/p>\n
Update instructions:<\/p>\n
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
\npackage versions:<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 21.10:
\nfirefox 97.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.21.10.1<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
\nfirefox 97.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
\nfirefox 97.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1<\/p>\n
After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make
\nall the necessary changes.<\/p>\n
References:
\nhttps:\/\/ubuntu.com\/security\/notices\/USN-5314-1
\nCVE-2022-26485, CVE-2022-26486<\/p>\n
Package Information:<\/p>\n
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/firefox\/97.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.21.10.1<\/p>\n
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/firefox\/97.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1<\/p>\n
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/firefox\/97.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1<\/p>\n
This message has been scanned for malware by SurfControl plc.
\nwww.surfcontrol.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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