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SciLinux: SLSA-2018:1099-1 Important Update on Firefox 52.7.3 ESR

Calendar Apr 30, 2018 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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This update upgrades Firefox to version 52.7.3 ESR. * firefox: Use-after-free in compositor potentially allows code execution (CVE-2018-5148) SL7 x86_64 firefox-52.7.3-1.el7_5.x86_64.rpm firefox-debuginfo-52.7.3-1.el7_5.x86_64.rpm firefox-52.7.3-1.el7_5.i686.rpm firefox-debuginfo-52.7.3-1.el7_5.i686.rpm - Scientific Linux Development Team 
Synopsis:          Important: firefox security update
Advisory ID:       SLSA-2018:1099-1
Issue Date:        2018-04-10
CVE Numbers:       CVE-2018-5148
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This update upgrades Firefox to version 52.7.3 ESR.

Security Fix(es):

* firefox: Use-after-free in compositor potentially allows code execution
(CVE-2018-5148)
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SL7
  x86_64
    firefox-52.7.3-1.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
    firefox-debuginfo-52.7.3-1.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
    firefox-52.7.3-1.el7_5.i686.rpm
    firefox-debuginfo-52.7.3-1.el7_5.i686.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team