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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2018.3275.2 USN-3801-1: Firefox vulnerabilities 26 November 2018 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: firefox Publisher: Ubuntu Operating System: Ubuntu Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction Increased Privileges -- Remote with User Interaction Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction Provide Misleading Information -- Remote with User Interaction Unauthorised Access -- Remote with User Interaction Reduced Security -- Remote with User Interaction Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2018-12403 CVE-2018-12402 CVE-2018-12401 CVE-2018-12399 CVE-2018-12398 CVE-2018-12397 CVE-2018-12396 CVE-2018-12395 CVE-2018-12393 CVE-2018-12392 CVE-2018-12390 CVE-2018-12388 Reference: ASB-2018.0270.2 Original Bulletin: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3801-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3801-2 Comment: This bulletin contains two (2) Ubuntu security advisories. Revision History: November 26 2018: Added USN-3801-2 October 25 2018: Initial Release - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- USN-3801-1: Firefox vulnerabilities 24 October 2018 firefox vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 18.10 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a malicious website. Software Description firefox - Mozilla Open Source web browser Details Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, bypass CSP restrictions, spoof the protocol registration notification bar, leak SameSite cookies, bypass mixed content warnings, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-12388, CVE-2018-12390, CVE-2018-12392, CVE-2018-12393, CVE-2018-12398, CVE-2018-12399, CVE-2018-12401, CVE-2018-12402, CVE-2018-12403) Multiple security issues were discovered with WebExtensions in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to installing a specially crafted extension, an attacker could potentially exploit these to bypass domain restrictions, gain additional privileges, or run content scripts in local pages without permission. (CVE-2018-12395, CVE-2018-12396, CVE-2018-12397) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.10 firefox - 63.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.10.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS firefox - 63.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS firefox - 63.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS firefox - 63.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the necessary changes. References CVE-2018-12388 CVE-2018-12390 CVE-2018-12392 CVE-2018-12393 CVE-2018-12395 CVE-2018-12396 CVE-2018-12397 CVE-2018-12398 CVE-2018-12399 CVE-2018-12401 CVE-2018-12402 CVE-2018-12403 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- USN-3801-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox. Software Description o firefox - Mozilla Open Source web browser Details USN-3801-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced various minor regressions. This update fixes the problems. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, bypass CSP restrictions, spoof the protocol registration notification bar, leak SameSite cookies, bypass mixed content warnings, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-12388, CVE-2018-12390, CVE-2018-12392, CVE-2018-12393, CVE-2018-12398, CVE-2018-12399, CVE-2018-12401, CVE-2018-12402, CVE-2018-12403) Multiple security issues were discovered with WebExtensions in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to installing a specially crafted extension, an attacker could potentially exploit these to bypass domain restrictions, gain additional privileges, or run content scripts in local pages without permission. (CVE-2018-12395, CVE-2018-12396, CVE-2018-12397) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.10 firefox - 63.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.18.10.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS firefox - 63.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS firefox - 63.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS firefox - 63.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https:// wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the necessary changes. References o USN-3801-1 o LP: 1804881 (C) 2017 Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu and Canonical are registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd. - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. 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