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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6509-1

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6509-1
Posted Nov 25, 2023
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 6509-1 - 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. It was discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when images were created on the canvas element. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information.

tags | advisory, denial of service, arbitrary
systems | linux, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2023-6204, CVE-2023-6205, CVE-2023-6207, CVE-2023-6208, CVE-2023-6209, CVE-2023-6210, CVE-2023-6211, CVE-2023-6212
SHA-256 | b829fdf51cf2a37d15b78f3f6807c30a0b585c7fbda044f4d27c269eebcb3308

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6509-1

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6509-1
November 23, 2023

firefox vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Firefox.

Software Description:
- 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-2023-6206,
CVE-2023-6210, CVE-2023-6211, CVE-2023-6212, CVE-2023-6213)

It was discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when
images were created on the canvas element. An attacker could potentially
exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2023-6204)

It discovered that Firefox incorrectly handled certain memory when using a
MessagePort. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2023-6205)

It discovered that Firefox incorrectly did not properly manage ownership
in ReadableByteStreams. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue
to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-6207)

It discovered that Firefox incorrectly did not properly manage copy
operations when using Selection API in X11. An attacker could potentially
exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2023-6208)

Rachmat Abdul Rokhim discovered incorrectly handled parsing of relative
URLS starting with "///". An attacker could potentially exploit this issue
to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-6209)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
firefox 120.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the
necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6509-1
CVE-2023-6204, CVE-2023-6205, CVE-2023-6206, CVE-2023-6207,
CVE-2023-6208, CVE-2023-6209, CVE-2023-6210, CVE-2023-6211,
CVE-2023-6212, CVE-2023-6213

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/120.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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