[slackware-security] mozilla-firefox (SSA:2017-112-01)

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[slackware-security] mozilla-firefox (SSA:2017-112-01)

 

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 14.1 to

fix security and stability issues.

 

 

Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog:

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patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-45.9.0esr-i486-1_slack14.1.txz: Upgraded.

This release contains security fixes and improvements.

Also, switching back to the 45.x ESR branch due to instabilty of the

52.x ESR branch on Slackware 14.1.

For more information, see:

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

(* Security fix *)

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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-45.9.0esr-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-45.9.0esr-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz

 

 

MD5 signatures:

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Slackware 14.1 package:

bb6fa12ed1db62a4f955bbdd9379d75b mozilla-firefox-45.9.0esr-i486-1_slack14.1.txz

 

Slackware x86_64 14.1 package:

f143db31cf3401d7642da613ae2969bf mozilla-firefox-45.9.0esr-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz

 

 

Installation instructions:

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Upgrade the package as root:

# upgradepkg mozilla-firefox-45.9.0esr-i486-1_slack14.1.txz

 

 

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Slackware Linux Security Team

http://slackware.com/gpg-key

security ( -at -) slackware.com

 

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