========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3682-1 June 12, 2018 firefox vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 17.10 - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a malicious website. Software Description: - 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. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: firefox 60.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Ubuntu 17.10: firefox 60.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.17.10.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: firefox 60.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: firefox 60.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the necessary changes. References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3682-1 CVE-2018-6126 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/60.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/60.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.17.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/60.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/60.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1