firefox (SL5, SL6, SL7)

Synopsis: Critical: firefox security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2016:1912-1
Issue Date: 2016-09-21
CVE Numbers: CVE-2016-5261
CVE-2016-5250
CVE-2016-5257
CVE-2016-5278
CVE-2016-5270
CVE-2016-5272
CVE-2016-5276
CVE-2016-5274
CVE-2016-5277
CVE-2016-5280
CVE-2016-5281
CVE-2016-5284

This update upgrades Firefox to version 45.4.0 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-2016-5257, CVE-2016-5278, CVE-2016-5270,
CVE-2016-5272, CVE-2016-5274, CVE-2016-5276, CVE-2016-5277, CVE-2016-5280,
CVE-2016-5281, CVE-2016-5284, CVE-2016-5250, CVE-2016-5261)

SL5
x86_64
firefox-45.4.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
firefox-45.4.0-1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.4.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.4.0-1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
i386
firefox-45.4.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.4.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
SL6
x86_64
firefox-45.4.0-1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.4.0-1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm
firefox-45.4.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.4.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
i386
firefox-45.4.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.4.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
SL7
x86_64
firefox-45.4.0-1.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.4.0-1.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
firefox-45.4.0-1.el7_2.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.4.0-1.el7_2.i686.rpm

– Scientific Linux Development Team