USN-5186-2: Firefox regressions

Publication date

20 December 2021

Overview

USN-5186-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox.


Packages

  • firefox - Mozilla Open Source web browser

Details

USN-5186-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced several
minor regressions. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory 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, conduct spoofing attacks, bypass CSP restrictions, or
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-43536, CVE-2021-43537, CVE-2021-43538,
CVE-2021-43539, CVE-2021-43541, CVE-2021-43542, CVE-2021-43543,
CVE-2021-43545,

USN-5186-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced several
minor regressions. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory 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, conduct spoofing attacks, bypass CSP restrictions, or
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-43536, CVE-2021-43537, CVE-2021-43538,
CVE-2021-43539, CVE-2021-43541, CVE-2021-43542, CVE-2021-43543,
CVE-2021-43545, CVE-2021-43546)

A security issue was discovered with the handling of WebExtension
permissions. If a user were tricked into installing a specially crafted
extension, an attacker could potentially exploit this to create and
install a service worker that wouldn’t be uninstalled with the extension.
(CVE-2021-43540)


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
21.10 impish firefox –  95.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.21.10.1
21.04 hirsute firefox –  95.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.21.04.1
20.04 focal firefox –  95.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
18.04 bionic firefox –  95.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

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