Ubuntu Security Notice 4625-1 - A use-after-free was discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4625-1
November 10, 2020
firefox vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a malicious website.
Software Description:
- firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browser
Details:
A use-after-free was discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in
to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could exploit this
to execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.10:
firefox 82.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
firefox 82.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
firefox 82.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
firefox 82.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4625-1
CVE-2020-26950
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/82.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/82.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/82.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/82.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1