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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2020.3666 USN-4599-1: Firefox vulnerabilities 26 October 2020 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Firefox Publisher: Ubuntu Operating System: Ubuntu Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction Provide Misleading Information -- Remote with User Interaction Reduced Security -- Remote with User Interaction Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2020-15969 CVE-2020-15684 CVE-2020-15683 CVE-2020-15682 CVE-2020-15681 CVE-2020-15680 CVE-2020-15254 Reference: ESB-2020.3649 ESB-2020.3638 ESB-2020.3612 Original Bulletin: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4599-1/ - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- USN-4599-1: Firefox vulnerabilities 23 October 2020 Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a malicious website. Releases o Ubuntu 20.10 o Ubuntu 20.04 LTS o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Packages o 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, spoof the prompt for opening an external application, obtain sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.10 o firefox - 82.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.10.1 Ubuntu 20.04 o firefox - 82.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Ubuntu 18.04 o firefox - 82.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the necessary changes. References o CVE-2020-15680 o CVE-2020-15682 o CVE-2020-15681 o CVE-2020-15683 o CVE-2020-15684 o CVE-2020-15254 o CVE-2020-15969 - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. The mailing list you are subscribed to is maintained within your organisation, so if you do not wish to continue receiving these bulletins you should contact your local IT manager. If you do not know who that is, please send an email to auscert@auscert.org.au and we will forward your request to the appropriate person. NOTE: Third Party Rights This security bulletin is provided as a service to AusCERT's members. As AusCERT did not write the document quoted above, AusCERT has had no control over its content. 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