Wednesday, May 09, 2018

Mozilla Firefox Version 60.0 Released with Security Updates


FirefoxMozilla sent Firefox Version 60.0 to the release channel today.  The update includes twenty-six (26) security fixes of which two (2) are rated critical, six (6) high, fourteen (14) moderate, and four (4) low.

Firefox ESR has been updated to version 52.8.

Security Fixes

Critical:
High:
Moderate:
Low:
New

  • Added a policy engine that allows customized Firefox deployments in enterprise environments, using Windows Group Policy or a cross-platform JSON file
  • Enhancements to New Tab / Firefox Home
    • Responsive layout that shows more content for users with wide-screen displays
    • Highlights section includes web sites saved to Pocket
    • More options to reorder sections and content on the page
    • Pocket Sponsored Stories will appear for a percentage of users in the US. Read about our privacy-conscious approach to sponsored content
  • Redesigned Cookies and Site Storage section in Preferences for greater clarity and control of first- and third-party cookies
  • Applied Quantum CSS to render browser UI
  • Added support for Web Authentication API, which allows USB tokens for website authentication
  • Enhanced camera privacy indicators: Firefox now turns off your camera and the camera's light when you disable video recording, and turns the camera and light on when you resume recording
  • Added an option for Linux users to show or hide page titles in a bar at the top of the browser. You’ll find the Title Bar option in the Customize panel available from the main browser menu.
  • Improved WebRTC audio performance and playback for Linux users
  • Locale added: Occitan (oc)
Changed
  • Changed the Windows shortcut for entering Reader View to F9, for better compatibility with keyboard layouts that use AltGr
  • Bookmarks no longer support multiple keywords for the same URL unless the request has different POST data
  • TLS certificates issued by Symantec before June 1st, 2016 are no longer trusted by Firefox
  • Updated the Skia graphics library to milestone 66
Developer
Unresolved
  • After disabling Sponsored Stories from the New Tab page settings, the next opened tab may still show a sponsored tile (bug 1458906)
  • WebVR does not work on macOS with Vive headsets (bug 1454204)

Update:  To get the update now, select "Help" from the Firefox menu, then pick "About Firefox."  Mac users need to select "About Firefox" from the Firefox menu. If you do not use the English language version, Fully Localized Versions are available for download.

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