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Slackware 12.2, 13.0: 2009-306-01 Critical Mozilla-Firefox Security Fix

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 12.2, 13.0, and -current to fix security issues. The Firefox 3.0.15 package may also be used with Slackware 11.0 or newer. More details about the issues may be found on the Mozilla website: . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [slackware-security] mozilla-firefox (SSA:2009-306-01) New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 12.2, 13.0, and -current to fix security issues. The Firefox 3.0.15 package may also be used with Slackware 11.0 or newer. More details about the issues may be found on the Mozilla website: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox-3.0/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox-3.5/ Here are the details from the Slackware 13.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-3.5.4-i686-1.txz: Upgraded. Upgraded to firefox-3.5.4. This fixes some security issues. For more information, see: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox-3.5/ (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Where to find the new packages: +-----------------------------+ HINT: Getting slow download speeds from ftp.slackware.com? Give slackware.osuosl.org a try. This is another primary FTP site for Slackware that can be considerably faster than downloading directly from ftp.slackware.com. Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab (https://osuosl.org/) for donating additional FTP and rsync hosting to the Slackware project! :-) Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://www.slackware.com/ for additional mirror sites near you. Updated package for Slackware 12.2: Updated package for Slackware 13.0: Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.0: Updated package for Slackware -current: Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current: MD5 signatures: +-------------+ Slackware 12.2 package: 3ca72c29bdcefe8eea41031aba6b41f2 mozilla-firefox-3.0.15-i686-1.tgz Slackware 13.0package: 93cb57bdfa9a7d26fa40f34ed6c7616f mozilla-firefox-3.5.4-i686-1.txz Slackware x86_64 13.0 package: 28bbaaa47c49a8a6ab6a387ba95ec8bc mozilla-firefox-3.5.4-x86_64-1_slack13.0.txz Slackware -current package: 93cb57bdfa9a7d26fa40f34ed6c7616f mozilla-firefox-3.5.4-i686-1.txz Slackware x86_64 -current package: d1ca53ccff4577582ad68adfce78a563 mozilla-firefox-3.5.4-x86_64-1.txz Installation instructions: +------------------------+ Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg mozilla-firefox-3.5.4-i686-1.txz +-----+ . Updated mozilla-firefox versions address vulnerabilities for Slackware 12.2, 13.0, and -current. For more information, read on.. MozillaFirefox Update, Slackware Security, Firefox Packages, Upgrade Instructions. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Nov 02, 2009 •Critical Slackware