SciLinux: SLSA-2017:3382-1 Important Firefox Security Update

This update upgrades Firefox to version 52.5.1 ESR. * A privacy flaw was discovered in Firefox. In Private Browsing mode, a web worker could write persistent data to IndexedDB, which was not cleared when exiting and would persist across multiple sessions. A malicious website could exploit the flaw to bypass private-browsing protections and uniquely fingerprint visitors. (CVE-2017-7843) SL6 x [More...]

Synopsis:          Important: firefox security update
Advisory ID:       SLSA-2017:3382-1
Issue Date:        2017-12-05
CVE Numbers:       CVE-2017-7843
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This update upgrades Firefox to version 52.5.1 ESR.

Security Fix(es):

* A privacy flaw was discovered in Firefox. In Private Browsing mode, a
web worker could write persistent data to IndexedDB, which was not cleared
when exiting and would persist across multiple sessions. A malicious
website could exploit the flaw to bypass private-browsing protections and
uniquely fingerprint visitors. (CVE-2017-7843)
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SL6
  x86_64
    firefox-52.5.1-1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
    firefox-debuginfo-52.5.1-1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
    firefox-52.5.1-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
    firefox-debuginfo-52.5.1-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
  i386
    firefox-52.5.1-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
    firefox-debuginfo-52.5.1-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
SL7
  x86_64
    firefox-52.5.1-1.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
    firefox-debuginfo-52.5.1-1.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
    firefox-52.5.1-1.el7_4.i686.rpm
    firefox-debuginfo-52.5.1-1.el7_4.i686.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team