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From: Slackware Security Team <security@slackware.com>
To: slackware-security@slackware.com
Subject: [slackware-security] mozilla-firefox (SSA:2024-283-01)
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2024 14:27:44 -0700 (PDT)
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[slackware-security]  mozilla-firefox (SSA:2024-283-01)

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix a security issue.


Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-115.16.1esr-i686-1_slack15.0.txz:  Upgraded.
  This update contains a critical security fix:
  Use-after-free in Animation timeline.
  "An attacker was able to achieve code execution in the content process by
  exploiting a use-after-free in Animation timelines. We have had reports of
  this vulnerability being exploited in the wild."
  For more information, see:
    https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/115.16.1/releasenotes/
    https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-51/
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9680
  (* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+


Where to find the new packages:
+-----------------------------+

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 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-115.16.1esr-i686-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-115.16.1esr-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/xap/mozilla-firefox-128.3.1esr-i686-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/xap/mozilla-firefox-128.3.1esr-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
+-------------+

Slackware 15.0 package:
00c7a2a509f6c85744070daf20b07781  mozilla-firefox-115.16.1esr-i686-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
b6c3a0f2b962619b7dcc94fc5c837d4c  mozilla-firefox-115.16.1esr-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
5a2ff4e9f83f0e27c62986729855b27d  xap/mozilla-firefox-128.3.1esr-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
f3e0b28a1ba03c47e0a627dfa9326c5b  xap/mozilla-firefox-128.3.1esr-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
+------------------------+

Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg mozilla-firefox-115.16.1esr-i686-1_slack15.0.txz


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Slackware Linux Security Team
http://slackware.com/gpg-key
security@slackware.com

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