[slackware-security]  mozilla-firefox (SSA:2013-009-01)

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-18.0-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-18.0-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-18.0-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
-18.0-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-18.0-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/xap/mozilla-firefox
-18.0-i486-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/xap/mozilla-fir
efox-18.0-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 13.37 package:
921d6c8084b6b7caeea8bbe7661aa5cc  mozilla-firefox-18.0-i486-1_slack13.37.txz

Slackware x86_64 13.37 package:
91f27423b59170e3bc37d8e1883d6218  mozilla-firefox-18.0-x86_64-1_slack13.37.txz

Slackware 14.0 package:
aadb00259c1d7f9c4965b241f6236444  mozilla-firefox-18.0-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:
d96777a85c3e7935ef8788ffbc66a88b  mozilla-firefox-18.0-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
a8293d28cbbbcd920992be1a283fdabf  xap/mozilla-firefox-18.0-i486-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
12ce961b55e6784e14a73143ec2d96d1  xap/mozilla-firefox-18.0-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg mozilla-firefox-18.0-i486-1_slack14.0.txz


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Slackware Linux Security Team
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