Debian: DSA-3674-1: firefox-esr security update

Date 22 Sep 2016

Category Debian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted By LinuxSecurity Advisories

Multiple security issues have been found in the Mozilla Firefox web browser: Multiple memory safety errors, buffer overflows and other implementation errors may lead to the execution of arbitrary code or information disclosure.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3674-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
September 22, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : firefox-esr
CVE ID : CVE-2016-5250 CVE-2016-5257 CVE-2016-5261 CVE-2016-5270
CVE-2016-5272 CVE-2016-5274 CVE-2016-5276 CVE-2016-5277
CVE-2016-5278 CVE-2016-5280 CVE-2016-5281 CVE-2016-5284

Multiple security issues have been found in the Mozilla Firefox web
browser: Multiple memory safety errors, buffer overflows and other
implementation errors may lead to the execution of arbitrary code or
information disclosure.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 45.4.0esr-1~deb8u2.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 45.4.0esr-1 of firefox-esr and in version 49.0-1 of firefox.

We recommend that you upgrade your firefox-esr packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

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