Scientific Linux alert SLSA-2016:0197-1 (firefox)

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Pat Riehecky <riehecky@fnal.gov> 
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<scientific-linux-errata@listserv.fnal.gov> 
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Security ERRATA Critical: firefox on SL5.x, SL6.x, SL7.x i386/x86_64 
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Tue, 16 Feb 2016 17:16:52 +0000
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<20160216171652.8836.94054@slpackages.fnal.gov>
Synopsis:          Critical: firefox security update
Advisory ID:       SLSA-2016:0197-1
Issue Date:        2016-02-16
CVE Numbers:       CVE-2016-1521
                   CVE-2016-1522
                   CVE-2016-1523
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Multiple security flaws were found in the graphite2 font library shipped
with Firefox. 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-2016-1521, CVE-2016-1522, CVE-2016-1523)

After installing the update, Firefox must be restarted for the changes to
take effect.
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SL5
  x86_64
    firefox-38.6.1-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
    firefox-38.6.1-1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
    firefox-debuginfo-38.6.1-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
    firefox-debuginfo-38.6.1-1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
  i386
    firefox-38.6.1-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
    firefox-debuginfo-38.6.1-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
SL6
  x86_64
    firefox-38.6.1-1.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
    firefox-debuginfo-38.6.1-1.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
    firefox-38.6.1-1.el6_7.i686.rpm
    firefox-debuginfo-38.6.1-1.el6_7.i686.rpm
  i386
    firefox-38.6.1-1.el6_7.i686.rpm
    firefox-debuginfo-38.6.1-1.el6_7.i686.rpm
SL7
  x86_64
    firefox-38.6.1-1.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
    firefox-debuginfo-38.6.1-1.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
    firefox-38.6.1-1.el7_2.i686.rpm
    firefox-debuginfo-38.6.1-1.el7_2.i686.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team