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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

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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

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Topics Covered

security advisory memory issue ubuntu Firefox Firefox update web extensions

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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