[slackware-security]  mozilla-firefox (SSA:2012-326-02)

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 13.37, 14.0,
and -current to fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-17.0-i486-1_slack14.0.txz:  Upgraded.
  This release contains security fixes and improvements.
  For more information, see:
    http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox.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 13.37:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.37/patches/packages/mozilla-firefo
x-17.0-i486-1_slack13.37.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.37:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.37/patches/packages/mozilla-fire
fox-17.0-x86_64-1_slack13.37.txz

Updated package for Slackware 14.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.0/patches/packages/mozilla-firefox
-17.0-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.0/patches/packages/mozilla-firef
ox-17.0-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/xap/mozilla-firefox
-17.0-i486-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/xap/mozilla-fir
efox-17.0-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 13.37 package:
b0abf4a3a7962cfe19dee2c93b93152a  mozilla-firefox-17.0-i486-1_slack13.37.txz

Slackware x86_64 13.37 package:
db09fc1e6f59aca5ebf260c86cd588af  mozilla-firefox-17.0-x86_64-1_slack13.37.txz

Slackware 14.0 package:
5973c99839e5c20c8c9f551254165199  mozilla-firefox-17.0-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:
2a1a5e9cba118f8f7a8179c6611afd87  mozilla-firefox-17.0-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
4ad32bb99c5052fe6afcff4e40870526  xap/mozilla-firefox-17.0-i486-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
c5bc9b7f4cf5cae32271892c72dd05d1  xap/mozilla-firefox-17.0-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg mozilla-firefox-17.0-i486-1_slack14.0.txz


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

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