Slackware: 2024-083-01: mozilla-firefox Security Update
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-115.9.1esr-i686-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a critical security issue: An attacker was able to inject an event handler into a privileged object that would allow arbitrary JavaScript execution in the parent process. For more information, see: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/115.9.1esr/releasenotes/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2024-16/ https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-29944 (* Security fix *)
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Updated package for Slackware 15.0:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
Updated package for Slackware -current:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
MD5 Signatures
Slackware 15.0 package:
99c90f4ea4e3ed0fd8ba2ef14c0d8a83 mozilla-firefox-115.9.1esr-i686-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
44a7a466cdfff46a159fb5a0e2519f7c mozilla-firefox-115.9.1esr-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware -current package:
b7633f0ba237545172c1854369502dce xap/mozilla-firefox-115.9.1esr-i686-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
5ac5ad1d77f88975c6f0ea787865123c xap/mozilla-firefox-115.9.1esr-x86_64-1.txz
Installation Instructions
Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg mozilla-firefox-115.9.1esr-i686-1_slack15.0.txz