USN-4101-1: Firefox vulnerability
16 August 2019
A local attacker could obtain saved passwords.
Releases
Packages
- firefox - Mozilla Open Source web browser
Details
It was discovered that passwords could be copied to the clipboard from the
"Saved Logins" dialog without entering the master password, even when a
master password has been set. A local attacker could potentially exploit
this to obtain saved passwords.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 19.04
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04
After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make
all the necessary changes.