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Ubuntu update for firefox


Secunia ID

SA50929

CVE-ID

CVE-2012-4191, CVE-2012-4192

Release Date

12 Oct 2012

Criticality

Highly Critical

Solution Status

Vendor Patch

Where

From remote

Impact
System access

This covers vulnerabilities where malicious people are able to gain system access and execute arbitrary code with the privileges of a local user.

Security Bypass

This covers vulnerabilities or security issues where malicious users or people can bypass certain security mechanisms of the application.

The actual impact varies significantly depending on the design and purpose of the affected application.

Description

Ubuntu has issued an update for firefox. This fixes two vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions and compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA50932

Solution

Apply updated packages.

-- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS --
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/16.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

-- Ubuntu 11.10 --
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/16.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.11.10.1

-- Ubuntu 11.04 --
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/16.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.11.04.1

-- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS --
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/16.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.1

Original Advisory

USN-1608-1:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1608-1/