Slackware: 2018-265-01: mozilla-firefox Security Update
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-60.2.1esr-i686-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. A potentially exploitable crash in TransportSecurityInfo used for SSL can be triggered by data stored in the local cache in the user profile directory. This issue is only exploitable in combination with another vulnerability allowing an attacker to write data into the local cache or from locally installed malware. This issue also triggers a non-exploitable startup crash for users switching between the Nightly and Release versions of Firefox if the same profile is used. For more information, see: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox-esr/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-23/ https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-12383 (* Security fix *)
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Updated package for Slackware 14.2:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.2:
Updated package for Slackware -current:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
MD5 Signatures
Slackware 14.2 package:
78eb6398d14511de491425e358670ac1 mozilla-firefox-60.2.1esr-i686-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.2 package:
e054cddedab4f816f9d620a82c37161e mozilla-firefox-60.2.1esr-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware -current package:
fab5c7ebb3898e4a1cb6997a62c64793 xap/mozilla-firefox-60.2.1esr-i686-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
0a72f509c4ada2b4a298d06d506253c7 xap/mozilla-firefox-60.2.1esr-x86_64-1.txz
Installation Instructions
Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg mozilla-firefox-60.2.1esr-i686-1_slack14.2.txz