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Slackware 14.2: SSA:2016-100-03 Essential Update for Mozilla-Firefox

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Calendar Grey July 18, 2012
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Recent updates for the Mozilla Firefox packages on Slackware tackle significant security vulnerabilities, providing essential fixes and comprehensive guidance for installation.
New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 13.37 and -current to fix security issues

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 13.37 ChangeLog: patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-14.0.1-i486-1_slack13.37.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. For more information, see: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox/ (* Security fix *)

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue critical fix Slackware Mozilla-Firefox

Where Find New Packages

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Updated package for Slackware 13.37:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.37:
Updated package for Slackware -current:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:

MD5 Signatures

Slackware 13.37 package: 7c9767c057560ad61458ef341f156e5e mozilla-firefox-14.0.1-i486-1_slack13.37.txz
Slackware x86_64 13.37 package: 475b9baef2afe9777aa5dff349dad7bd mozilla-firefox-14.0.1-x86_64-1_slack13.37.txz
Slackware -current package: ac83849ee79c6707d920014c6249db0d xap/mozilla-firefox-14.0.1-i486-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package: 6c45fe6c8ba666e67cd1933fadb4e0af xap/mozilla-firefox-14.0.1-x86_64-1.txz

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue critical fix Slackware Mozilla-Firefox

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Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg mozilla-firefox-14.0.1-i486-1_slack13.37.txz