==========================================================================
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6890-1
July 10, 2024<\/p>\n
firefox vulnerabilities
==========================================================================<\/p>\n
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:<\/p>\n
– Ubuntu 20.04 LTS<\/p>\n
Summary:<\/p>\n
Several security issues were fixed in Firefox.<\/p>\n
Software Description:
– firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browser<\/p>\n
Details:<\/p>\n
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-2024-6601,
CVE-2024-6604, CVE-2024-6607, CVE-2024-6608, CVE-2024-6610, CVE-2024-6611,
CVE-2024-6612, CVE-2024-6613, CVE-2024-6614, CVE-2024-6615)<\/p>\n
It was discovered that Firefox did not properly manage certain memory
operations in the NSS. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to
cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-6602,
CVE-2024-6609)<\/p>\n
Irvan Kurniawan discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory
during thread creation. An attacker could potentially exploit this
issue to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2024-6603)<\/p>\n
It was discovered that Firefox incorrectly handled array accesses in the
clipboard 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-2024-6606)<\/p>\n
Update instructions:<\/p>\n
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
firefox 128.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1<\/p>\n
After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the
necessary changes<\/p>\n
References:
https:\/\/ubuntu.com\/security\/notices\/USN-6890-1
CVE-2024-6601, CVE-2024-6602, CVE-2024-6603, CVE-2024-6604,
CVE-2024-6606, CVE-2024-6607, CVE-2024-6608, CVE-2024-6609,
CVE-2024-6610, CVE-2024-6611, CVE-2024-6612, CVE-2024-6613,
CVE-2024-6614, CVE-2024-6615<\/p>\n
Package Information:
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/firefox\/128.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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