[slackware-security]  mozilla-firefox (SSA:2013-050-01)

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-19.0-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-19.0-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-19.0-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
-19.0-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-19.0-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/xap/mozilla-firefox
-19.0-i486-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/xap/mozilla-fir
efox-19.0-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 13.37 package:
73f09b2601e4dc720042e8fc630e439e  mozilla-firefox-19.0-i486-1_slack13.37.txz

Slackware x86_64 13.37 package:
b18d5646fc77abe54c76faf530a778b4  mozilla-firefox-19.0-x86_64-1_slack13.37.txz

Slackware 14.0 package:
494519cd95344d1f7c0c0c48dc004f63  mozilla-firefox-19.0-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:
ccc1f7f241b7aea23b66616e095337ee  mozilla-firefox-19.0-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
0e797b79c31c550b7b4682002f3a5ebe  xap/mozilla-firefox-19.0-i486-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
975789b412e8ef8bc56489a7d2b7f635  xap/mozilla-firefox-19.0-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg mozilla-firefox-19.0-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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