USN-7191-1: Firefox vulnerabilities

9 January 2025

Several security issues were fixed in Firefox.

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Releases

Packages

  • 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, obtain sensitive
information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-0237,
CVE-2025-0239, CVE-2025-0240, CVE-2025-0242, CVE-2025-0243, CVE-2025-0247)

Irvan Kurniawan discovered that Firefox incorrectly handled memory when
breaking lines in text, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-0238)

Nils Bars discovered that Firefox incorrectly handled memory when using
JavaScript Text Segmentation. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2025-0241)

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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.

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