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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2020.0704 USN-4278-2: Firefox vulnerabilities 27 February 2020 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Firefox Publisher: Ubuntu Operating System: Ubuntu Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction Cross-site Scripting -- Remote with User Interaction Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2020-6801 CVE-2020-6800 CVE-2020-6798 CVE-2020-6796 Reference: ASB-2020.0037 ASB-2020.0036 ESB-2020.0660 ESB-2020.0653 Original Bulletin: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4278-2/ - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- USN-4278-2: Firefox vulnerabilities 26 February 2020 firefox vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: o Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a malicious website. Software Description o firefox - Mozilla Open Source web browser Details USN-4278-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. 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, conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, or execute arbitrary code. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS firefox - 73.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 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-4278-1 o CVE-2020-6796 o CVE-2020-6798 o CVE-2020-6800 o CVE-2020-6801 - --------------------------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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