firefox (SL5, SL6, SL7)

Synopsis: Critical: firefox security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2016:1551-1
Issue Date: 2016-08-03
CVE Numbers: CVE-2016-2830
CVE-2016-2836
CVE-2016-2838
CVE-2016-5252
CVE-2016-5254
CVE-2016-5258
CVE-2016-5259
CVE-2016-5262
CVE-2016-2837
CVE-2016-5263
CVE-2016-5264
CVE-2016-5265

This update upgrades Firefox to version 45.3.0 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-2016-2836, CVE-2016-5258, CVE-2016-5259,
CVE-2016-5252, CVE-2016-5263, CVE-2016-2830, CVE-2016-2838, CVE-2016-5254,
CVE-2016-5262, CVE-2016-5264, CVE-2016-5265, CVE-2016-2837)

SL5
x86_64
firefox-45.3.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
firefox-45.3.0-1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.3.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.3.0-1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
i386
firefox-45.3.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.3.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
SL6
x86_64
firefox-45.3.0-1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.3.0-1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm
firefox-45.3.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.3.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
i386
firefox-45.3.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.3.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
SL7
x86_64
firefox-45.3.0-1.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.3.0-1.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
firefox-45.3.0-1.el7_2.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.3.0-1.el7_2.i686.rpm

– Scientific Linux Development Team