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.
References
Source: USN-4101-1: Firefox vulnerability
