Slackware: 2020-009-01: mozilla-firefox Security Update
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-68.4.1esr-i686-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This release fixes a critial security issue: Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2020-03: Incorrect alias information in IonMonkey JIT compiler for setting array elements could lead to a type confusion. We are aware of targeted attacks in the wild abusing this flaw. For more information, see: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-03/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/68.4.1/releasenotes/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox-esr/
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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:
42bc8620e8198534049346b7f32d82bb mozilla-firefox-68.4.1esr-i686-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.2 package:
5ea87b7096989b8d7e504c94433d70c9 mozilla-firefox-68.4.1esr-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware -current package:
085d4e56e0bfaec30dacf432af505dda xap/mozilla-firefox-68.4.1esr-i686-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
283e5f4f41cfbd43ec6e849700802708 xap/mozilla-firefox-68.4.1esr-x86_64-1.txz
Installation Instructions
Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg mozilla-firefox-68.4.1esr-i686-1_slack14.2.txz