============================================================================ Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1608-1 October 11, 2012 firefox vulnerabilities ============================================================================ A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 11.10 - Ubuntu 11.04 - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Firefox. Software Description: - firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browser Details: It was discovered that the browser engine used in Firefox contained a memory corruption flaw. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted web page, a remote attacker could cause Firefox to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code as the user invoking the program. (CVE-2012-4191) It was discovered that Firefox allowed improper access to the Location object. An attacker could exploit this to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2012-4192) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: firefox 16.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 Ubuntu 11.10: firefox 16.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.11.10.1 Ubuntu 11.04: firefox 16.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.11.04.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: firefox 16.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1608-1 CVE-2012-4191, CVE-2012-4192, https://launchpad.net/bugs/1065285 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/16.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/16.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.11.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/16.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.11.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/16.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.1