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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6779-2

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6779-2
Posted May 29, 2024
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 6779-2 - USN-6779-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced several minor regressions. This update fixes the problem. 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. Jan-Ivar Bruaroey discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when audio input connected with multiple consumers. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. Thomas Rinsma discovered that Firefox did not properly handle type check when handling fonts in PDF.js. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to execute arbitrary javascript code in PDF.js. Irvan Kurniawan discovered that Firefox did not properly handle certain font styles when saving a page to PDF. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service.

tags | advisory, denial of service, arbitrary, javascript, vulnerability
systems | linux, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2024-4367, CVE-2024-4764, CVE-2024-4768, CVE-2024-4770, CVE-2024-4774
SHA-256 | 04753870be2f86ad507c1b333e07383bc770d2d1eff3370507f9073d2cd6e5b7

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6779-2

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6779-2
May 29, 2024

firefox regressions
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

USN-6779-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox.

Software Description:
- firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browser

Details:

USN-6779-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced
several minor regressions. This update fixes the problem.

Original advisory 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, obtain sensitive
information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-4767,
CVE-2024-4768, CVE-2024-4769, CVE-2024-4771, CVE-2024-4772, CVE-2024-4773,
CVE-2024-4774, CVE-2024-4775, CVE-2024-4776, CVE-2024-4777, CVE-2024-4778)

Jan-Ivar Bruaroey discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory
when audio input connected with multiple consumers. An attacker could
potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service, or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-4764)

Thomas Rinsma discovered that Firefox did not properly handle type check
when handling fonts in PDF.js. An attacker could potentially exploit this
issue to execute arbitrary javascript code in PDF.js. (CVE-2024-4367)

Irvan Kurniawan discovered that Firefox did not properly handle certain
font styles when saving a page to PDF. An attacker could potentially
exploit this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-4770)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
firefox 126.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the
necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6779-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6779-1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/2067445

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/126.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
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