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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-7191-1)

🗓️ 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AGType 
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Critical Firefox update required for Ubuntu due to multiple security vulnerabilities.

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2025.7191.1");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-0237", "CVE-2025-0238", "CVE-2025-0239", "CVE-2025-0240", "CVE-2025-0241", "CVE-2025-0242", "CVE-2025-0243", "CVE-2025-0247");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2025-01-09 09:12:22 +0000 (Thu, 09 Jan 2025)");
  script_version("2025-01-10T05:38:08+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-01-10 05:38:08 +0000 (Fri, 10 Jan 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-7191-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=UBUNTU20\.04\ LTS");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-7191-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7191-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'firefox' package(s) announced via the USN-7191-1 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"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)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'firefox' package(s) on Ubuntu 20.04.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");

release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "UBUNTU20.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"firefox", ver:"134.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1", rls:"UBUNTU20.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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