firefox (SL6, SL7)

Synopsis: Critical: firefox security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2017:2831-1
Issue Date: 2017-09-29
CVE Numbers: CVE-2017-7793
CVE-2017-7810
CVE-2017-7814
CVE-2017-7818
CVE-2017-7819
CVE-2017-7823
CVE-2017-7824

This update upgrades Firefox to version 52.4.0 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-2017-7810, CVE-2017-7793, CVE-2017-7818,
CVE-2017-7819, CVE-2017-7824, CVE-2017-7814, CVE-2017-7823)

SL6
x86_64
firefox-52.4.0-1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.4.0-1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
firefox-52.4.0-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.4.0-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
i386
firefox-52.4.0-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.4.0-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
SL7
x86_64
firefox-52.4.0-1.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.4.0-1.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
firefox-52.4.0-1.el7_4.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.4.0-1.el7_4.i686.rpm

– Scientific Linux Development Team