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Debian Security Advisory 5788-1
Debian Linux Security Advisory 5788-1 - Damien Schaeffer discovered a use-after-free in the Mozilla Firefox web browser, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----Hash: SHA512- -------------------------------------------------------------------------Debian Security Advisory DSA-5788-1 [email protected]://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz MuehlenhoffOctober 10, 2024 https://www.debian.org/security/faq- -------------------------------------------------------------------------Package : firefox-esrCVE ID : CVE-2024-9680Damien Schaeffer discovered a use-after-free in the Mozilla Firefox webbrowser, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code.For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed inversion 128.3.1esr-1~deb12u1.We recommend that you upgrade your firefox-esr packages.For the detailed security status of firefox-esr please refer toits security tracker page at:https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/firefox-esrFurther information about Debian Security Advisories, how to applythese updates to your system and frequently asked questions can befound at: https://www.debian.org/security/Mailing list: [email protected] PGP SIGNATURE-----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z+e7-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----Related news
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