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Debian 8: DLA-1829-1 Critical: Firefox-ESR Type Confusion Risk

debian lts
Calendar Grey June 20, 2019
Dist Debian Esm H88
A recent security patch for firefox-esr tackles a severe type mismatch vulnerability that could enable unauthorized code execution.
Samuel Gross discovered a type confusion bug in the JavaScript engine of the Mozilla Firefox web browser, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code when browsing a mali...
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Summary

We recommend that you upgrade your firefox-esr packages.

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


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Package: firefox-esr
Version: 60.7.1esr-1~deb8u1
CVE ID: CVE-2019-11707

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