[slackware-security] mozilla-firefox (SSA:2016-336-01)

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[slackware-security] mozilla-firefox (SSA:2016-336-01)

 

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 14.1, 14.2,

and -current to fix security issues.

 

 

Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog:

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patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-45.5.1esr-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded.

This release contains security fixes and improvements.

For more information, see:

https://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefoxESR.html

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9079

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Where to find the new packages:

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Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab

(http://osuosl.org) for donating FTP and rsync hosting

to the Slackware project! :-)

 

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for

additional mirror sites near you.

 

Updated package for Slackware 14.1:

ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.1/patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-45.5.1esr-i486-1_slack14.1.txz

 

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.1:

ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.1/patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-45.5.1esr-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz

 

Updated package for Slackware 14.2:

ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.2/patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-45.5.1esr-i586-1_slack14.2.txz

 

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.2:

ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.2/patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-45.5.1esr-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz

 

Updated package for Slackware -current:

ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/xap/mozilla-firefox-50.0.2-i586-1.txz

 

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:

ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/xap/mozilla-firefox-50.0.2-x86_64-1.txz

 

 

MD5 signatures:

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Slackware 14.1 package:

853db455bd60f93b82475f5f2700af79 mozilla-firefox-45.5.1esr-i486-1_slack14.1.txz

 

Slackware x86_64 14.1 package:

44f72499e02ad701f047ea8d27803927 mozilla-firefox-45.5.1esr-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz

 

Slackware 14.2 package:

af1f939c2ead4de1478cae79b2297baf mozilla-firefox-45.5.1esr-i586-1_slack14.2.txz

 

Slackware x86_64 14.2 package:

1eb46bdcabe75688cd6856bde1a5de27 mozilla-firefox-45.5.1esr-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz

 

Slackware -current package:

5f5195148ac5e0bf4d028a67a22e754b xap/mozilla-firefox-50.0.2-i586-1.txz

 

Slackware x86_64 -current package:

f474a2f0242a75e5f368c1698c6b9f16 xap/mozilla-firefox-50.0.2-x86_64-1.txz

 

 

Installation instructions:

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Upgrade the package as root:

# upgradepkg mozilla-firefox-45.5.1esr-i586-1_slack14.2.txz

 

 

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Slackware Linux Security Team

http://slackware.com/gpg-key

security ( -at -) slackware.com

 

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