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Slackware Mozilla-Firefox Critical Security Fix SSA-2026-202-02

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Calendar Grey July 21, 2026
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Updated mozilla-firefox packages for Slackware 15.0 fix several critical security issues. Upgrade recommended immediately.
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-140.13.0esr-i686-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update contains security fixes and improvements. For more information, see: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/140.13.0/releasenotes/ https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-70/ https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-15718 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-15719 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16349 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16350 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16362 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16351 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16352 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16363 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16353 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16354 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16368 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16369

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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-140.13.0esr-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-140.13.0esr-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware -current: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/xap/mozilla-firefox-140.13.0esr-i686-1.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/xap/mozilla-firefox-140.13.0esr-x86_64-1.txz

MD5 Signatures

Slackware 15.0 package: eaf321081c407997e739796d814cd7a1 mozilla-firefox-140.13.0esr-i686-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 15.0 package: 75d5433b6bf64c35b1b502a526ed55a9 mozilla-firefox-140.13.0esr-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware -current package: 5f2bd631d2a91014e2213eb22595d425 xap/mozilla-firefox-140.13.0esr-i686-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package: c8ef4cb4a1e4669f7f2f2d70349b0bf1 xap/mozilla-firefox-140.13.0esr-x86_64-1.txz

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Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg mozilla-firefox-140.13.0esr-i686-1_slack15.0.txz