USN-4101-1: Firefox vulnerability
USN-4101-1: Firefox vulnerability firefox vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 19.04 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary A local attacker could obtain saved passwords. Software Description firefox – Mozilla Open Source web browser Details It was discovered that passwords could be copied to the clipboard from the "Saved Logins" dialog without entering the master password, even when a master password has been set. A local attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain saved passwords. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04 firefox – 68.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.19.04.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS firefox – 68.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS firefox – 68.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the necessary changes. [ more… ]