=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3844-1
December 11, 2018
firefox vulnerabilities
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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 same-origin
restritions, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-12405, CVE-2018-12406,
CVE-2018-12407, CVE-2018-17466, CVE-2018-18492, CVE-2018-18493,
CVE-2018-18494, CVE-2018-18498)
Multiple security issues were discovered in WebExtensions. If a user were
tricked in to installing a specially crafted extension, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to open privileged pages, or bypass other
security restrictions. (CVE-2018-18495, CVE-2018-18497)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.10:
firefox 64.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.10.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
firefox 64.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
firefox 64.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
firefox 64.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3844-1
CVE-2018-12405, CVE-2018-12406, CVE-2018-12407, CVE-2018-17466,
CVE-2018-18492, CVE-2018-18493, CVE-2018-18494, CVE-2018-18495,
CVE-2018-18497, CVE-2018-18498
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/64.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/64.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/64.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/64.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
