USN-6992-2: Firefox regressions
23 September 2024
USN-6992-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox.
Releases
Packages
- firefox - Mozilla Open Source web browser
Details
USN-6992-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced
several minor regressions. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
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-2024-8382,
CVE-2024-8383, CVE-2024-8386, CVE-2024-8387, CVE-2024-8389)
Nils Bars discovered that Firefox contained a type confusion vulnerability
when performing certain property name lookups. An attacker could
potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service, or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-8381)
It was discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory during
garbage collection. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to
cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-8384)
Seunghyun Lee discovered that Firefox contained a type confusion
vulnerability when handling certain ArrayTypes. An attacker could
potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service, or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-8385)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04
After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the
necessary changes