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Scientific Linux: SLSA-2017:0459-1 Critical: Firefox Malicious Content Fix

Calendar Mar 08, 2017 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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Critical: firefox security update 
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2017 18:59:14 -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 i386/x86_64
MIME-Version: 1.0
Message-ID: <20170308185914.25468.52680@slpackages.fnal.gov>

Synopsis: Critical: firefox security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2017:0459-1
Issue Date: 2017-03-08
CVE Numbers: CVE-2017-5400
 CVE-2017-5401
 CVE-2017-5402
 CVE-2017-5404
 CVE-2017-5407
 CVE-2017-5410
 CVE-2017-5408
 CVE-2017-5405
 CVE-2017-5398
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This update upgrades Firefox to version 45.8.0 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-2017-5398, CVE-2017-5400, CVE-2017-5401,
CVE-2017-5402, CVE-2017-5404, CVE-2017-5407, CVE-2017-5408, CVE-2017-5410,
CVE-2017-5405)
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SL5
 x86_64
 firefox-45.8.0-2.el5_11.i386.rpm
 firefox-45.8.0-2.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-45.8.0-2.el5_11.i386.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-45.8.0-2.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
 i386
 firefox-45.8.0-2.el5_11.i386.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-45.8.0-2.el5_11.i386.rpm
SL6
 x86_64
 firefox-45.8.0-2.el6_8.x86_64.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-45.8.0-2.el6_8.x86_64.rpm
 firefox-45.8.0-2.el6_8.i686.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-45.8.0-2.el6_8.i686.rpm
 i386
 firefox-45.8.0-2.el6_8.i686.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-45.8.0-2.el6_8.i686.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team