USN-7191-1: Firefox vulnerabilities

USN-7191-1: Firefox vulnerabilities

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/rss.xml / Thu, 01/09/2025 - 06:33
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-0237, CVE-2025-0239, CVE-2025-0240, CVE-2025-0242, CVE-2025-0243, CVE-2025-0247) Irvan Kurniawan discovered that Firefox incorrectly handled memory when breaking lines in text, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-0238) Nils Bars discovered that Firefox incorrectly handled memory when using JavaScript Text Segmentation. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2025-0241)

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