Synopsis: Critical: firefox security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2015:1693-1
Issue Date: 2015-08-27
CVE Numbers: CVE-2015-4497
CVE-2015-4498
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A flaw was found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page
containing malicious content could cause Firefox to crash or, potentially,
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox.
(CVE-2015-4497)
A flaw was found in the way Firefox handled installation of add-ons. An
attacker could use this flaw to bypass the add-on installation prompt, and
trick the user inso installing an add-on from a malicious source.
(CVE-2015-4498)
After installing the update, Firefox must be restarted for the changes
to take effect.
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SL5
x86_64
firefox-38.2.1-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
firefox-38.2.1-1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-38.2.1-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-38.2.1-1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
i386
firefox-38.2.1-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-38.2.1-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
SL6
x86_64
firefox-38.2.1-1.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-38.2.1-1.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
firefox-38.2.1-1.el6_7.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-38.2.1-1.el6_7.i686.rpm
i386
firefox-38.2.1-1.el6_7.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-38.2.1-1.el6_7.i686.rpm
SL7
x86_64
firefox-38.2.1-1.el7_1.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-38.2.1-1.el7_1.x86_64.rpm
firefox-38.2.1-1.el7_1.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-38.2.1-1.el7_1.i686.rpm
– Scientific Linux Development Team
