Packages
- firefox - Mozilla Open Source web browser
Details
A heap buffer overflow was discovered in Skia. If a user were tricked in
to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially
exploit this to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.
A heap buffer overflow was discovered in Skia. If a user were tricked in
to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially
exploit this to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.04 bionic | firefox – 60.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | ||
| 17.10 artful | firefox – 60.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.17.10.1 | ||
| 16.04 xenial | firefox – 60.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | ||
| 14.04 trusty | firefox – 60.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | ||
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