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Fedora 23: Critical Icecat Security Update 38.3.0 Boosts Privacy Features

icecat-38.3.0-10.fc23 - Rebuild with RPM_LD_FLAGS - Activated hardened_build icecat-38.3.0-10.fc22 - Rebuild with RPM_LD_FLAGS - Activated hardened_build icecat-38.3.0-10.fc21 - Rebuild with RPM_LD_FLAGS - Activated hardened_build. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2015-85bfa4ba56 2015-11-09 20:16:02.514184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : icecat Product : Fedora 23 Version : 38.3.0 Release : 10.fc23 URL : Summary : GNU version of Firefox browser Description : GNUZilla Icecat is a fully-free fork of Mozilla Firefox. Four extensions are included to this version of IceCat: * LibreJS 6.0.10.20150620 GNU LibreJS aims to address the JavaScript problem described in Richard Stallman's article The JavaScript Trap. * SpyBlock 2.6.9.0 Blocks privacy trackers while in normal browsing mode, and all third party requests when in private browsing mode. Based on Adblock Plus. * AboutIceCat 1.0 Adds a custom "about:icecat" homepage with links to information about the free software and privacy features in IceCat, and check-boxes to enable and disable the ones more prone to break websites. * HTML5-video-everywhere 0.3.3 Uses the native video player to play embedded videos from different sources -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: icecat-38.3.0-10.fc23 - Rebuild with RPM_LD_FLAGS - Activated hardened_build icecat-38.3.0-10.fc22 - Rebuild with RPM_LD_FLAGS - Activated hardened_build icecat-38.3.0-10.fc21 - Rebuild with RPM_LD_FLAGS - Activated hardened_build -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update icecat' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at . All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPGkey. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/package-announce.lists.fedoraproject.org/ . Delve into the recent Icecat security patch for Fedora 23, boosting both user confidentiality measures and overall system efficiency.. Icecat Security, Fedora Updates, GNU Software, Privacy Features, Hardened Applications. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Nov 09, 2015 •Critical Fedora