firefox (SL5, SL6, SL7)

Synopsis: Critical: firefox security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2016:2946-1
Issue Date: 2016-12-14
CVE Numbers: CVE-2016-9899
CVE-2016-9895
CVE-2016-9897
CVE-2016-9898
CVE-2016-9900
CVE-2016-9904
CVE-2016-9905
CVE-2016-9893
CVE-2016-9901
CVE-2016-9902

This update upgrades Firefox to version 45.6.0 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-2016-9893, CVE-2016-9899, CVE-2016-9895,
CVE-2016-9897, CVE-2016-9898, CVE-2016-9900, CVE-2016-9901, CVE-2016-9902,
CVE-2016-9904, CVE-2016-9905)

SL5
x86_64
firefox-45.6.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
firefox-45.6.0-1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.6.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.6.0-1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
i386
firefox-45.6.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.6.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
SL6
x86_64
firefox-45.6.0-1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.6.0-1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm
firefox-45.6.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.6.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
i386
firefox-45.6.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.6.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
SL7
x86_64
firefox-45.6.0-1.el7_3.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.6.0-1.el7_3.x86_64.rpm
firefox-45.6.0-1.el7_3.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-45.6.0-1.el7_3.i686.rpm

– Scientific Linux Development Team