Ubuntu security patches for Firefox 10 available

 



Information At A Glance
  • Source – Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1355-1
  • Version/Dependency – Ubuntu versions 11.10, 11.04, 10.10,10.04 LTS
  • Developer – Ubuntu
  • Severity – MEDIUM

Summary
Several security issues were fixed in Firefox.

This update for Ubuntu fixes:
  • unauthorized information disclosure
  • Denial of Service vulnerability
  • Cross-Site-Scripting
  • Phishing Attack vulnerability
  • application crash/instability vulnerabilities
Fix / Corrective Action(s)
Update your system accordingly:
  • For Ubuntu 11.10 update to firefox 10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.11.10.1
  • For Ubuntu 11.04 update to firefox 10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.11.04.1
  • For Ubuntu 10.10 update to firefox 10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.10.10.1mep-nl
  • For Ubuntu 10.04 LTS update to firefox 10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.2
After a standard system update restart Firefox to make all the necessary changes.
Miscellaneous


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