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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7078-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 7078-1 - Atte Kettunen discovered that Firefox did not properly validate before inserting ranges into the selection node cache. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7078-1October 22, 2024firefox vulnerability==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 20.04 LTSSummary:Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your loginSoftware Description:- firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browserDetails:Atte Kettunen discovered that Firefox did not properly validate beforeinserting ranges into the selection node cache. An attacker could possiblyuse this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 20.04 LTS firefox 131.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all thenecessary changes.References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7078-1 CVE-2024-9936Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/131.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1