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[slackware-security]  mozilla-firefox (SSA:2018-020-01)

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 14.2 to
fix a security issue.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-52.6.0esr-i586-1_slack14.2.txz:  Upgraded.
  This release contains security fixes and improvements.
  Specifically, this update contains performance.now() mitigations for Spectre.
  For more information, see:
    https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2018/01/03/mitigations-landing-new-class-timing-attack/
    http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefoxESR.html
  (* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project!  :-)

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 14.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.2/patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-52.6.0esr-i586-1_slack14.2.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.2/patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-52.6.0esr-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 14.2 package:
28382cd0905be546585549c174df8513  mozilla-firefox-52.6.0esr-i586-1_slack14.2.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.2 package:
b3c0c81e093486263c67249767f89e84  mozilla-firefox-52.6.0esr-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg mozilla-firefox-52.6.0esr-i586-1_slack14.2.txz


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security@slackware.com

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