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Scientific Linux: SLSA-2017:0190-1 Critical Firefox Security Patch

Calendar Jan 25, 2017 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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Critical: firefox security update 
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2017 15:46:10 -0000
Reply-To: scientific-linux-users@
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Pat Riehecky 
Subject: Security ERRATA Critical: firefox on SL5.x, SL6.x,
 SL7.x i386/x86_64
MIME-Version: 1.0
Message-ID: <20170125154610.27101.46600@slpackages.fnal.gov>

Synopsis: Critical: firefox security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2017:0190-1
Issue Date: 2017-01-25
CVE Numbers: CVE-2017-5373
 CVE-2017-5375
 CVE-2017-5376
 CVE-2017-5378
 CVE-2017-5380
 CVE-2017-5390
 CVE-2017-5396
 CVE-2017-5383
 CVE-2017-5386
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This update upgrades Firefox to version 45.7.0 ESR.

Security Fix(es):

* Multiple 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-2017-5373, CVE-2017-5375, CVE-2017-5376,
CVE-2017-5378, CVE-2017-5380, CVE-2017-5383, CVE-2017-5386, CVE-2017-5390,
CVE-2017-5396)
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SL5
 x86_64
 firefox-45.7.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
 firefox-45.7.0-1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-45.7.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-45.7.0-1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
 i386
 firefox-45.7.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-45.7.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
SL6
 x86_64
 firefox-45.7.0-1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-45.7.0-1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm
 firefox-45.7.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-45.7.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
 i386
 firefox-45.7.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-45.7.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
SL7
 x86_64
 firefox-45.7.0-1.el7_3.x86_64.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-45.7.0-1.el7_3.x86_64.rpm
 firefox-45.7.0-1.el7_3.i686.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-45.7.0-1.el7_3.i686.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team