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Fedora 10: gnome-python2-extras Update 2009-8288 Critical: Firefox Fixes

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Critical update for gnome-python2-extras fixes multiple security issues in Firefox 3.0.13 for Fedora 10 users.
Update to new upstream Firefox version 3.0.13, fixing multiple security issues detailed in the upstream advisories: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities...

Summary

The gnome-python-extra package contains the source packages for additional

Python bindings for GNOME. It should be used together with gnome-python.

Update Information:

Update to new upstream Firefox version 3.0.13, fixing multiple security issues detailed in the upstream advisories: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox-3.0/ Update also includes all packages depending on gecko-libs rebuilt against new version of Firefox / XULRunner. Note: Issues described in MFSA 2009-42 and MFSA 2009-43 were previously addressed via rebase of the NSS packages.

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security advisory security issue update Fedora Firefox gecko-libs gnome-python

Change Log

* Tue Aug 4 2009 Jan Horak - 2.19.1-33 - Rebuild against newer gecko * Tue Jul 21 2009 Jan Horak - 2.19.1-32 - Rebuild against newer gecko * Thu Jun 11 2009 Christopher Aillon - 2.19.1-31 - Rebuild against newer gecko * Mon Apr 27 2009 Christopher Aillon - 2.19.1-30 - Rebuild against newer gecko * Tue Apr 21 2009 Christopher Aillon - 2.19.1-29 - Rebuild against newer gecko * Fri Mar 27 2009 Christopher Aillon - 2.19.1-28 - Rebuild against newer gecko * Fri Mar 6 2009 Jan Horak - 2.19.1-27 - Rebuild against newer gecko * Wed Feb 4 2009 Christopher Aillon - 2.19.1-26 - Rebuild against newer gecko * Wed Dec 17 2008 Christopher Aillon - 2.19.1-25 - Rebuild against newer gecko

References

Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2009-8288 2009-08-05 00:00:31
Name : gnome-python2-extras Product : Fedora 10 Version : 2.19.1 Release : 33.fc10 URL : https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/pygobject/ Summary : The sources for additional. PyGNOME Python extension modules. Description : The gnome-python-extra package contains the source packages for additional Python bindings for GNOME. It should be used together with gnome-python.

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update gnome-python2-extras' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at .

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Name: gnome-python2-extras
Product: Fedora 10
Version: 2.19.1
Release: 33.fc10
URL: https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/pygobject/
Summary: The sources for additional. PyGNOME Python extension modules.

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security advisory security issue update Fedora Firefox gecko-libs gnome-python

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