Scientific Linux 5.x/6.x SLSA-2014:1144-1 Critical: Firefox Update

Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2014 14:44:29 +0000
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Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Pat Riehecky 
Subject: Security ERRATA Critical: firefox on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis: Critical: firefox security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2014:1144-1
Issue Date: 2014-09-03
CVE Numbers: CVE-2014-1562
 CVE-2014-1567
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Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web
page containing malicious content could cause Firefox to crash or,
potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user
running Firefox. (CVE-2014-1562, CVE-2014-1567)

After installing the update, Firefox must be restarted for the changes
to take effect.
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SL5
 x86_64
 firefox-24.8.0-2.el5_10.i386.rpm
 firefox-24.8.0-2.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-24.8.0-2.el5_10.i386.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-24.8.0-2.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
 i386
 firefox-24.8.0-2.el5_10.i386.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-24.8.0-2.el5_10.i386.rpm
SL6
 x86_64
 firefox-24.8.0-1.el6_5.i686.rpm
 firefox-24.8.0-1.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-24.8.0-1.el6_5.i686.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-24.8.0-1.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
 i386
 firefox-24.8.0-1.el6_5.i686.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-24.8.0-1.el6_5.i686.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team