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Slackware 14.2: SSA:2017-271-01 Critical: Firefox Fix Announcement

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Calendar Grey September 28, 2017
Dist Slackware Esm H88
Updated Mozilla Firefox packages for Slackware are now available, aimed at addressing significant security vulnerabilities. Please check for comprehensive information and guidance.
New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix security issues

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-52.4.0esr-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. For more information, see: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox-esr/ (* Security fix *)

Where Find New Packages

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab (https://osuosl.org/) for donating FTP and rsync hosting to the Slackware project! :-)
Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://www.slackware.com/ for additional mirror sites near you.
Updated package for Slackware 14.2:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.2:
Updated package for Slackware -current:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:

MD5 Signatures

Slackware 14.2 package: d08edef30940704178f368ddbe2ab0d0 mozilla-firefox-52.4.0esr-i586-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.2 package: f8f23fa85f7b9e671fd62fb00257f730 mozilla-firefox-52.4.0esr-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware -current package: bf85d1f313641a7162f646981ea8cdcc xap/mozilla-firefox-56.0-i686-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package: 9dc979f12e041d4fae4224b4d4cf51dd xap/mozilla-firefox-56.0-x86_64-1.txz

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Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg mozilla-firefox-52.4.0esr-i586-1_slack14.2.txz

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