Ubuntu Security Notice 5536-1 - 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, spoof the mouse pointer position, bypass Subresource Integrity protections, obtain sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5536-1
July 28, 2022
firefox vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 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:
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, spoof the mouse
pointer position, bypass Subresource Integrity protections, obtain
sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
firefox 103.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
firefox 103.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5536-1
CVE-2022-2505, CVE-2022-36315, CVE-2022-36316, CVE-2022-36318,
CVE-2022-36319, CVE-2022-36320
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/103.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/103.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1