Mozilla Firefox Version 88.0.1 and ESR Version 78.10.1 Released With Security Updates

Mozilla sent Firefox Version 88.0.1 to the release channel today.  The update includes two security updates of which one (1) is rated critical and one (1) is rated high.

 

In addition, Firefox ESR was updated to Version 78.10.1 with one (1) security update, rated moderate:

#CVE-2021-29951: Mozilla Maintenance Service could have been started or stopped by domain users

Critical
 

• #CVE-2021-29953: Universal Cross-Site Scripting

High

• #CVE-2021-29952: Race condition in Web Render Components

 

Fixed

• Resolved an issue caused by a recent Widevine plugin update which prevented some purchased video content from playing correctly (bug 1705138)
• Fixed corruption of videos playing on Twitter or WebRTC calls on some Gen6 Intel graphics chipsets (bug 1708937)
• Fixed menulists in Preferences being unreadable for users with High Contrast Mode enabled (bug 1706496)

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.

 

References

• Security Updates
• Release Notes
• Rapid Release Calendar

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