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2024/03/19 13:39:03
Cool GTX
Version 124.0 - first offered to Release channel users on March 19, 2024
- several new items
 
Several Security fixes
1 - Critical - "Vulnerability can be used to run attacker code and install software, requiring no user interaction beyond normal browsing."


6 - High - "Vulnerability can be used to gather sensitive data from sites in other windows or inject data or code into those sites, requiring no more than normal browsing actions."


several rated Moderate - "Vulnerabilities that would otherwise be High or Critical except they only work in uncommon non-default configurations or require the user to perform complicated and/or unlikely steps."
2024/03/19 14:19:13
bdary
FF Devs keeping right on top of things...
2024/03/22 11:17:02
Cool GTX
Version 124.0.1 -, first offered to Release channel users on March 22, 2024
 
Just the security updates

3 - Critical - "Vulnerability can be used to run attacker code and install software, requiring no user interaction beyond normal browsing."

Security fixes
2024/03/22 12:01:51
Nereus
Cool GTX
3 - Critical - "Vulnerability can be used to run attacker code and install software, requiring no user interaction beyond normal browsing."

Ouch! Thanks.
 
2024/03/23 09:47:22
bdary
Nereus
Cool GTX
3 - Critical - "Vulnerability can be used to run attacker code and install software, requiring no user interaction beyond normal browsing."

Ouch! Thanks.
 


Yeah, I'd call that critical. Thanks for the info Cool GTX.
2024/03/23 09:51:27
Hoggle
Always good that they update quickly but I don’t like seeing that it can install software with no user interaction.

Firefox is one of my go to browsers. If Edge doesn’t load a page properly I try Firefox before deciding it’s a problem with the site itself.
2024/04/02 10:57:32
Cool GTX
several fixes released today
 
Version 124.0.2 - first offered to Release channel users on April 2, 2024
 
(excerpt)

Fixed

 
Fixed an issue where users with a large amount of bookmarks would be unable to restore a bookmarks backup. (Bug 1884308)
 
Fixed an issue that would cause open Firefox windows to go blank or crash during video playback on sites such as Netflix. (Bug 1883932)
 
Fixed a crash that affected Linux AArch64 builds.(Bug 1866396)
 
Fixed an issue where some users experienced difficulties loading webpages due to changes made to the default AppArmor configuration shipping in Ubuntu 24.04. (Bug 1884347)
2024/04/03 06:42:36
bdary

2024/04/16 19:10:41
Cool GTX
Version 125.0.1 - first offered to Release channel users on April 16, 2024
 
many changes
 
 Various security fixes.  10 are rated High --- so better do the update sooner rather than later
2024/04/17 05:36:19
Bobmitch
Got it....Thanks!

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