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Oracle Linux 7 ELSA-2021-3498: Critical Firefox Security Fix

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Calendar Grey September 13, 2021
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Oracle Linux 7 has been issued a crucial security patch for Firefox, documented under advisory ELSA-2021-3498, along with pertinent details regarding this update.
The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 7 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

Summary

[78.14.0-1.0.1] - Remove upstream references [Orabug: 30143292] - Update distribution for Oracle Linux [Orabug: 30143292] - Add firefox-oracle-default-prefs.js and remove the corresponding Red Hat file [78.14.0-1] - Update to 78.14.0 build1

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SRPMs

https://oss.oracle.com:443/ol7/SRPMS-updates/firefox-78.14.0-1.0.1.el7_9.src.rpm

x86_64

firefox-78.14.0-1.0.1.el7_9.i686.rpm firefox-78.14.0-1.0.1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm

aarch64

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Related CVEs: CVE-2021-38493

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