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[slackware-security] mozilla-firefox (SSA:2026-293-03)

Posted on 21 October 2026
Slackware Security

[slackware-security] mozilla-firefox (SSA:2026-293-03)

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix a security issue.


Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-140.17.0esr-i686-2_slack15.0.txz: Rebuilt.
This update fixes a security issue:
Build --with-system-zlib and --with-system-nss to pick up the latest
CA certificates.
(* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project! :-)

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-140.17.0esr-i686-2_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-140.17.0esr-x86_64-2_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/xap/mozilla-firefox-153.5.1esr-i686-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/xap/mozilla-firefox-153.5.1esr-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
a2c13df096db64e93acdf3c442739fa2 mozilla-firefox-140.17.0esr-i686-2_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
59808e36a1846b38a8e21a79aa970da4 mozilla-firefox-140.17.0esr-x86_64-2_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
ae5872b0fe3c21a1048c66c28a53d096 xap/mozilla-firefox-153.5.1esr-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
a945c557668fb5679b3d6b8b29ce2426 xap/mozilla-firefox-153.5.1esr-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg mozilla-firefox-140.17.0esr-i686-2_slack15.0.txz


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Slackware Linux Security Team
http://slackware.com/gpg-key
security@slackware.com

 

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