USN-3299-1: Firefox update

Publication date

25 May 2017

Overview

Firefox was updated to a new version.


Packages

  • firefox - Mozilla Open Source web browser

Details

Some security information preloaded in Firefox was due to expire before
the next scheduled release. This update bumps the expiration times.

Some security information preloaded in Firefox was due to expire before
the next scheduled release. This update bumps the expiration times.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
17.04 zesty firefox –  53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.17.04.2
16.10 yakkety firefox –  53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.10.2
16.04 xenial firefox –  53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
14.04 trusty firefox –  53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

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