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Ubuntu 11.04: USN-1157-2 Moderate: Firefox Extensions Memory Issues

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Calendar Grey June 22, 2011
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Upgrade to Firefox 5 to address critical memory concerns linked to various extensions, boosting user security.
This update provides provides packages compatible with Firefox 5.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.04: xul-ext-mozvoikko 1.9.0~svn20101114r3591-0ubuntu3.11.04.1 xul-ext-ubufox 0.9.1-0ubuntu0.11.04.1 xul-ext-webfav 1.17-0ubuntu5.1 After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/798484

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June 22, 2011

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mozvoikko/1.9.0~svn20101114r3591-0ubuntu3.11.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubufox/0.9.1-0ubuntu0.11.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/webfav/1.17-0ubuntu5.1

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