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Ubuntu 17.04: USN-3299-1 Critical: Firefox Update for Security Issue

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Firefox was updated to a new version.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3299-1
May 25, 2017

firefox update
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Firefox was updated to a new version.

Software Description:
- firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browser

Details:

Some security information preloaded in Firefox was due to expire before
the next scheduled release. This update bumps the expiration times.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 17.04:
  firefox                         53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.17.04.2

Ubuntu 16.10:
  firefox                         53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.10.2

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  firefox                         53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  firefox                         53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3299-1
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1693502

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.17.04.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.10.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2


Ubuntu 17.04: USN-3299-1 Critical: Firefox Update for Security Issue

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Ensure your Ubuntu installations are upgraded to the most recent version of Firefox to bolster security in light of vulnerabilities that have recently emerged concerning the web browser.
Firefox was updated to a new version.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 17.04: firefox 53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.17.04.2 Ubuntu 16.10: firefox 53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.10.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: firefox 53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: firefox 53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3299-1

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1693502

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May 25, 2017

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.17.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.10.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

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