USN-4926-1: Firefox vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 21.04
• Ubuntu 20.10
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

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, spoof the
browser UI, bypass security restrictions, trick the user into disclosing
confidential information, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-23994,
CVE-2021-23996, CVE-2021-23997, CVE-2021-23998, CVE-2021-23999,
CVE-2021-24000, CVE-2021-24001, CVE-2021-29945, CVE-2021-29946,
CVE-2021-29947)

A use-after-free was discovered when Responsive Design Mode was
enabled. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted
website with Responsive Design Mode enabled, an attacker could
potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service, or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-23995)

It was discovered that Firefox mishandled ftp URLs with encoded newline
characters. If a user were tricked into clicking on a specially crafted
link, an attacker could potentially exploit this to send arbitrary
FTP commands. (CVE-2021-24002)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 21.04

• firefox - 88.0+build2-0ubuntu0.21.04.1

Ubuntu 20.10

• firefox - 88.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.10.1

Ubuntu 20.04

• firefox - 88.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ubuntu 18.04

• firefox - 88.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2

Ubuntu 16.04

• firefox - 88.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

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

References

• CVE-2021-24000
• CVE-2021-23996
• CVE-2021-23997
• CVE-2021-23995
• CVE-2021-29946
• CVE-2021-23999
• CVE-2021-23994
• CVE-2021-23998
• CVE-2021-29945
• CVE-2021-24001
• CVE-2021-24002
• CVE-2021-29947

Related notices

• USN-4995-1: thunderbird-locale-nn, thunderbird-locale-pt-pt, thunderbird-locale-ar, thunderbird-locale-uz, thunderbird-locale-fi, thunderbird-locale-kk, thunderbird-locale-sr, thunderbird-locale-nl, thunderbird-locale-es-es, thunderbird-locale-is, thunderbird-locale-rm, thunderbird-locale-ja, thunderbird-locale-es-ar, thunderbird-locale-sl, thunderbird-gnome-support, thunderbird-locale-ga, xul-ext-calendar-timezones, xul-ext-lightning, thunderbird-locale-ast, thunderbird-locale-eu, thunderbird-locale-hr, thunderbird-locale-it, thunderbird-locale-dsb, thunderbird-locale-fy, thunderbird-locale-ca, thunderbird-locale-id, thunderbird-locale-ms, thunderbird-locale-nb-no, thunderbird-locale-pa, thunderbird-locale-zh-hant, thunderbird-locale-ro, thunderbird-locale-hu, thunderbird-locale-et, thunderbird-locale-he, thunderbird-locale-ga-ie, thunderbird-locale-ta, thunderbird-locale-el, thunderbird-locale-th, thunderbird-locale-cs, thunderbird-locale-fr, thunderbird-locale-sv, thunderbird-mozsymbols, thunderbird-locale-fy-nl, thunderbird-locale-vi, thunderbird-locale-si, thunderbird-locale-bn, thunderbird-locale-sq, thunderbird-locale-zh-hans, thunderbird-locale-ta-lk, thunderbird-locale-br, thunderbird-locale-ru, thunderbird-locale-en-us, thunderbird-locale-lt, thunderbird-locale-zh-tw, thunderbird-locale-tr, thunderbird-locale-ko, thunderbird-locale-kab, thunderbird-locale-mk, thunderbird-locale-af, thunderbird, thunderbird-locale-cak, thunderbird-locale-bg, thunderbird-locale-be, thunderbird-locale-fa, thunderbird-locale-sk, thunderbird-dev, thunderbird-locale-en, thunderbird-locale-de, thunderbird-locale-nb, thunderbird-locale-bn-bd, thunderbird-locale-sv-se, thunderbird-locale-hy, thunderbird-locale-es, thunderbird-locale-da, thunderbird-locale-pt, thunderbird-locale-nn-no, thunderbird-locale-zh-cn, thunderbird-locale-en-gb, thunderbird-locale-cy, thunderbird-locale-gl, thunderbird-locale-ka, thunderbird-locale-hsb, thunderbird-locale-uk, thunderbird-locale-gd, thunderbird-locale-pl, thunderbird-locale-pt-br, xul-ext-gdata-provider, thunderbird-locale-pa-in
• USN-4995-2: thunderbird-locale-nn, thunderbird-locale-pt-pt, thunderbird-locale-ar, thunderbird-locale-uz, thunderbird-locale-fi, thunderbird-locale-kk, thunderbird-locale-sr, thunderbird-locale-nl, thunderbird-locale-es-es, thunderbird-locale-is, thunderbird-locale-rm, thunderbird-locale-ja, thunderbird-locale-es-ar, thunderbird-locale-sl, thunderbird-gnome-support, thunderbird-locale-ga, xul-ext-calendar-timezones, xul-ext-lightning, thunderbird-locale-ast, thunderbird-locale-eu, thunderbird-locale-hr, thunderbird-locale-it, thunderbird-locale-dsb, thunderbird-locale-fy, thunderbird-locale-ca, thunderbird-locale-id, thunderbird-locale-ms, thunderbird-locale-nb-no, thunderbird-locale-pa, thunderbird-locale-zh-hant, thunderbird-locale-ro, thunderbird-locale-hu, thunderbird-locale-et, thunderbird-locale-he, thunderbird-locale-ga-ie, thunderbird-locale-ta, thunderbird-locale-el, thunderbird-locale-th, thunderbird-locale-cs, thunderbird-locale-fr, thunderbird-locale-sv, thunderbird-mozsymbols, thunderbird-locale-fy-nl, thunderbird-locale-vi, thunderbird-locale-si, thunderbird-locale-bn, thunderbird-locale-sq, thunderbird-locale-zh-hans, thunderbird-locale-ta-lk, thunderbird-locale-br, thunderbird-locale-ru, thunderbird-locale-en-us, thunderbird-locale-lt, thunderbird-locale-zh-tw, thunderbird-locale-tr, thunderbird-locale-ko, thunderbird-locale-kab, thunderbird-locale-mk, thunderbird-locale-af, thunderbird, thunderbird-locale-cak, thunderbird-locale-bg, thunderbird-locale-be, thunderbird-locale-fa, thunderbird-locale-sk, thunderbird-dev, thunderbird-locale-en, thunderbird-locale-de, thunderbird-locale-nb, thunderbird-locale-bn-bd, thunderbird-locale-sv-se, thunderbird-locale-hy, thunderbird-locale-es, thunderbird-locale-da, thunderbird-locale-pt, thunderbird-locale-nn-no, thunderbird-locale-zh-cn, thunderbird-locale-en-gb, thunderbird-locale-cy, thunderbird-locale-gl, thunderbird-locale-ka, thunderbird-locale-hsb, thunderbird-locale-uk, thunderbird-locale-gd, thunderbird-locale-pl, thunderbird-locale-pt-br, xul-ext-gdata-provider, thunderbird-locale-pa-in