Packages
- 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, obtain sensitive
information, bypass permission prompts, or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2020-12415, CVE-2020-12416, CVE-2020-12417, CVE-2020-12418,
CVE-2020-12419, CVE-2020-12420, CVE-2020-12422, CVE-2020-12424,
CVE-2020-12425, CVE-2020-12426)
It was discovered that when performing add-on updates, certificate chains
not terminating with built-in roots were silently...
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, obtain sensitive
information, bypass permission prompts, or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2020-12415, CVE-2020-12416, CVE-2020-12417, CVE-2020-12418,
CVE-2020-12419, CVE-2020-12420, CVE-2020-12422, CVE-2020-12424,
CVE-2020-12425, CVE-2020-12426)
It was discovered that when performing add-on updates, certificate chains
not terminating with built-in roots were silently rejected. This could
result in add-ons becoming outdated. (CVE-2020-12421)
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 20.04 focal | firefox – 78.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | ||
| 19.10 eoan | firefox – 78.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.19.10.1 | ||
| 18.04 bionic | firefox – 78.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | ||
| 16.04 xenial | firefox – 78.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | ||
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References
- CVE-2020-12426
- CVE-2020-12425
- CVE-2020-12424
- CVE-2020-12422
- CVE-2020-12421
- CVE-2020-12420
- CVE-2020-12419
- CVE-2020-12418
- CVE-2020-12417
- CVE-2020-12416
- CVE-2020-12426
- CVE-2020-12425
- CVE-2020-12424
- CVE-2020-12422
- CVE-2020-12421
- CVE-2020-12420
- CVE-2020-12419
- CVE-2020-12418
- CVE-2020-12417
- CVE-2020-12416
- CVE-2020-12415