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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2024-9680): Firefox vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2024-9680): Firefox vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/09/2024
Created
10/29/2024
Added
10/28/2024
Modified
10/28/2024

Description

An attacker was able to achieve code execution in the content process by exploiting a use-after-free in Animation timelines. We have had reports of this vulnerability being exploited in the wild. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 131.0.2, Firefox ESR < 128.3.1, Firefox ESR < 115.16.1, Thunderbird < 131.0.1, Thunderbird < 128.3.1, and Thunderbird < 115.16.0.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-firefox
  • ubuntu-upgrade-thunderbird

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