[slackware-security] mozilla-firefox (SSA:2012-285-01)

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[slackware-security] mozilla-firefox (SSA:2012-285-01)

 

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 13.37, 14.0,

and -current to fix a security issue.

 

 

Here are the details from the Slackware 14.0 ChangeLog:

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patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-16.0.1-i486-1_slack14.0.txz: Upgraded.

This update fixes a security vulnerability that could allow a malicious

site to potentially determine which websites users have visited and have

access to the URL or URL parameters.

(* 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 13.37:

ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.37/patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-16.0.1-i486-1_slack13.37.txz

 

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.37:

ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.37/patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-16.0.1-x86_64-1_slack13.37.txz

 

Updated package for Slackware 14.0:

ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.0/patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-16.0.1-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

 

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0:

ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.0/patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-16.0.1-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

 

Updated package for Slackware -current:

ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/xap/mozilla-firefox-16.0.1-i486-1.txz

 

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:

ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/xap/mozilla-firefox-16.0.1-x86_64-1.txz

 

 

MD5 signatures:

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Slackware 13.37 package:

5fa123d865c33cf294be0c5da21ac588 mozilla-firefox-16.0.1-i486-1_slack13.37.txz

 

Slackware x86_64 13.37 package:

857b084677b01c56ddefa122dd64f083 mozilla-firefox-16.0.1-x86_64-1_slack13.37.txz

 

Slackware 14.0 package:

5735b7d5eaffefd33624a99254a71cd7 mozilla-firefox-16.0.1-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

 

Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:

8ee6e9763f4b295610e8dcb55b74812a mozilla-firefox-16.0.1-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

 

Slackware -current package:

c6ad2f1601006d9d94da832b8f3181c9 xap/mozilla-firefox-16.0.1-i486-1.txz

 

Slackware x86_64 -current package:

f954eca54900426d914d1f043e45ca0a xap/mozilla-firefox-16.0.1-x86_64-1.txz

 

 

Installation instructions:

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Upgrade the package as root:

# upgradepkg mozilla-firefox-16.0.1-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

 

 

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Slackware Linux Security Team

http://slackware.com/gpg-key

security ( -at -) slackware.com

 

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