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Fedora 9: 2009-2421 Critical: Miro Firefox Security Issues Fix

Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.7 / XULRunner 1.9.0.7 fixing multiple security issues: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox-3.0/ This update also contains new builds of all applications depending on Gecko libraries, built against the new version. Note: after the updated packages are installed, Firefox must be restarted for the update to take effect.. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2009-2421 2009-03-08 06:09:09 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : Miro Product : Fedora 9 Version : 1.2.7 Release : 5.fc9 URL : http://www.getmiro.com/ Summary : Miro - Internet TV Player Description : Miro is a free application that turns your computer into an internet TV video player. This release is still a beta version, which means that there are some bugs, but we're moving quickly to fix them and will be releasing bug fixes on a regular basis. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.7 / XULRunner 1.9.0.7 fixing multiple security issues: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox-3.0/ This update also contains new builds of all applications depending on Gecko libraries, built against the new version. Note: after the updated packages are installed, Firefox must be restarted for the update to take effect. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog: * Fri Mar 6 2009 Jan Horak - 1.2.7-5 - Rebuild against newer gecko * Wed Feb 4 2009 Christopher Aillon - 1.2.7-4 - Rebuild against newer gecko * Wed Dec 17 2008 Christopher Aillon - 1.2.7-3 - Rebuild against newer gecko * Wed Nov 12 2008 Christopher Aillon - 1.2.7-2 - Rebuild against newer gecko * Sun Sep 28 2008 Alex Lancaster - 1.2.7-1 - Update to1.2.7 - Rebuild against gecko-libs 1.9.0.7 (#464205) * Fri Aug 22 2008 Michel Alexandre Salim - 1.2.6-3 - Do not create backup files when patching; the backup files get re-added during the build process * Fri Aug 22 2008 Michel Salim - 1.2.6-2 - Unapply boost patch; boost-1.36 has been backed out for F10 * Fri Aug 22 2008 Michel Salim - 1.2.6-1 - Update to 1.2.6 - Patch for boost API change * Tue Aug 12 2008 Alex Lancaster - 1.2.4-4 - Rebuild for new boost (fixes broken deps). * Sat Jul 19 2008 Alex Lancaster - 1.2.4-3 - Rebuild for xulrunner-1.9.0.1 - Unfortunately we probably need to make this an exact match because Miro uses the unstable API, so a rebuild may need to be done on every package update to be sure that it will work with new xulrunner updates * Wed Jun 18 2008 Alex Lancaster - 1.2.4-2 - Rebuild for xulrunner-1.9 final. * Sun Jun 15 2008 Alex Lancaster - 1.2.4-1 - Update to latest upstream (1.2.4) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #488272 - CVE-2009-0771 Firefox 3 Layout Engine Crashes https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=488272 [ 2 ] Bug #488273 - CVE-2009-0772 Firefox 2 and 3 - Layout engine crashes https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=488273 [ 3 ] Bug #488276 - CVE-2009-0773 Firefox 3 crashes in the JavaScript engine https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=488276 [ 4 ] Bug #488283 - CVE-2009-0774 Firefox 2 and 3 crashes in the JavaScript engine https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=488283 [ 5 ] Bug #488287 - CVE-2009-0775 Firefox XUL Linked Clones Double Free Vulnerability https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=488287 [ 6 ] Bug #488290 - CVE-2009-0776 Firefox XML data theft via RDFXMLDataSource and cross-domain redirect https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=488290 [ 7 ] Bug #488292 - CVE-2009-0777 Firefox URL spoofing with invisible control characters https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=488292 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update Miro' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at . All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------_______________________________________________ Fedora-package-announce mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./ . Miro upgrade for Fedora 9 addresses various vulnerabilities in Firefox while enhancing compatibility with Gecko.. Miro Update, Firefox Security, Fedora Fixes. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Mar 08, 2009 •Critical Fedora