Slackware: 2020-094-01: mozilla-firefox Security Update
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-68.6.1esr-i686-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This release contains critical security fixes and improvements. "Under certain conditions, when running the nsDocShell destructor, a race condition can cause a use-after-free. We are aware of targeted attacks in the wild abusing this flaw." "Under certain conditions, when handling a ReadableStream, a race condition can cause a use-after-free. We are aware of targeted attacks in the wild abusing this flaw." For more information, see: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/68.6.1/releasenotes/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-11/ https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-6819 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-6820 (* 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:
8b2eb341ce310660bd7776be0e941779 mozilla-firefox-68.6.1esr-i686-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.2 package:
a2664ad8d32a5c26f1cd19fe3dab5e49 mozilla-firefox-68.6.1esr-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware -current package:
0be47fd6ac6cb7a92958ee263489f6e9 xap/mozilla-firefox-68.6.1esr-i686-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
781e4b6619da74250fc8d951ef49223e xap/mozilla-firefox-68.6.1esr-x86_64-1.txz
Installation Instructions
Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg mozilla-firefox-68.6.1esr-i686-1_slack14.2.txz