firefox (SL5, SL6, SL7)

Synopsis: Critical: firefox security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2016:1217-1
Issue Date: 2016-06-08
CVE Numbers: CVE-2016-2818
CVE-2016-2819
CVE-2016-2821
CVE-2016-2822
CVE-2016-2828
CVE-2016-2831

This update upgrades Firefox to version 45.2.0 ESR.

Security Fix(es):

* Multiple flaws were 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-2016-2818, CVE-2016-2819, CVE-2016-2821,
CVE-2016-2822, CVE-2016-2828, CVE-2016-2831)

SL5
x86_64
firefox-45.2.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
firefox-45.2.0-1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
i386
firefox-45.2.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
SL6
x86_64
firefox-45.2.0-1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm
firefox-45.2.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
i386
firefox-45.2.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
SL7
x86_64
firefox-45.2.0-1.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
firefox-45.2.0-1.el7_2.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el7_2.i686.rpm

– Scientific Linux Development Team