USN-6610-1: Firefox vulnerabilities
Publication date
29 January 2024
Overview
Several security issues were fixed in Firefox.
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-2024-0741,
CVE-2024-0742, CVE-2024-0743, CVE-2024-0744, CVE-2024-0745, CVE-2024-0747,
CVE-2024-0748, CVE-2024-0749, CVE-2024-0750, CVE-2024-0751, CVE-2024-0753,
CVE-2024-0754, CVE-2024-0755)
Cornel...
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-2024-0741,
CVE-2024-0742, CVE-2024-0743, CVE-2024-0744, CVE-2024-0745, CVE-2024-0747,
CVE-2024-0748, CVE-2024-0749, CVE-2024-0750, CVE-2024-0751, CVE-2024-0753,
CVE-2024-0754, CVE-2024-0755)
Cornel Ionce discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when
opening the print preview dialog. An attacker could potentially exploit
this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-0746)
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 – 122.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | ||
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References
- CVE-2024-0755
- CVE-2024-0754
- CVE-2024-0753
- CVE-2024-0751
- CVE-2024-0750
- CVE-2024-0749
- CVE-2024-0748
- CVE-2024-0747
- CVE-2024-0746
- CVE-2024-0745
- CVE-2024-0755
- CVE-2024-0754
- CVE-2024-0753
- CVE-2024-0751
- CVE-2024-0750
- CVE-2024-0749
- CVE-2024-0748
- CVE-2024-0747
- CVE-2024-0746
- CVE-2024-0745
- CVE-2024-0744
- CVE-2024-0743
- CVE-2024-0742
- CVE-2024-0741