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Slackware 15.0: 2025-063-01 critical: mozilla-firefox security update

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Calendar Grey March 4, 2025
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Recent security patches for Slackware's mozilla-firefox packages resolve significant vulnerabilities present in version 15.0 and -current.
New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-128.8.0esr-i686-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update contains security fixes and improvements. For more information, see: https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/128.8.0/releasenotes/?redirect_source=mozilla-org https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2025-16/ https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-43097 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1930 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1931 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1932 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1933 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1934 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1935 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1936 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1937 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1938 (* Security fix *)

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue software update slackware firefox threat level patched software

Where Find New Packages

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Updated package for Slackware 15.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-128.8.0esr-i686-1_slack15.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-128.8.0esr-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware -current: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/xap/mozilla-firefox-128.8.0esr-i686-1.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/xap/mozilla-firefox-128.8.0esr-x86_64-1.txz

MD5 Signatures

Slackware 15.0 package: bfc0c41baa4afbb6413794048cbafdfd mozilla-firefox-128.8.0esr-i686-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 15.0 package: 5086a488d4cee117436715495a6d0693 mozilla-firefox-128.8.0esr-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware -current package: db584276aadd32d054171656b54210a0 xap/mozilla-firefox-128.8.0esr-i686-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package: 977979e79f84084b88b43479273be643 xap/mozilla-firefox-128.8.0esr-x86_64-1.txz

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Topics Covered

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Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg mozilla-firefox-128.8.0esr-i686-1_slack15.0.txz