Mozilla Firefox Version 61.0 Released with Security Improvements

Mozilla sent Firefox Version 61.0 to the release channel today.  The update includes fifteen (15) security fixes, of which four (4) are critical, four (4) are rated High, six (6) are rated Moderate and one (1) is rated Low.

In addition, Firefox ESR 52.9.0 has also been released.   This is the last "main" version that will support Windows XP although some some minor builds (52.9.x) may be added through August.

Security Fixes

• Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 52.9
• MFSA 2018-16 Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 60.1
• MFSA 2018-15 Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 61

New

• Enhanced performance:
  
  • Faster page rendering with Quantum CSS improvements and the new retained display list feature
  • Faster switching between tabs on Windows and Linux
  • WebExtensions now run in their own process on MacOS
    
    
• Convenient access to more search engines: You can now add search engines to the address bar “Search with” tool from the page action menu when on a webpage that provides an OpenSearch plugin
• Share links from Firefox for MacOS more easily: You can now share the URL of an active tab from the page actions menu in the address bar
  
  
• Improved security:
  
  • On-by-default support for the latest draft of the TLS 1.3 specification
  • Access to FTP subresources inside http(s) pages has been blocked
    
    
• A more consistent user experience: Improvements for dark theme support across the entire Firefox user interface
• More customization for tab management: added support to allow WebExtensions to hide tabs
• Improved bookmark syncing

Changed

• The settings for customizing your homepage and new tab page in Firefox have been added to a new Preferences section that can be accessed from Firefox at about: preferences#home. The settings can also be accessed via the gear icon on the New Tab page.

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

• Common questions after updating Firefox
• Security Updates
• Mozilla Firefox Release Notes
• Rapid Release Calendar

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Microsoft Security Updates for June, 2018

The June security release consists of 50 CVEs, of which 11 are listed as Critical and 39 are rated Important.  One is listed as being publicly known at the time of release, and none are listed as under active attack.

The updates address Security Feature Bypass, Information Disclosure, Remote Code Execution, Elevation of Privilege and Denial of Service.  The release consists of security updates for the following software:

• Internet Explorer
• Microsoft Edge
• Microsoft Windows
• Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office Services and Web Apps
• ChakraCore
• Adobe Flash Player (although Adobe released Flash Player updates last week)

In addition, Microsoft is releasing the following advisory:  Microsoft Security Advisory 4338110, "Guidance to mitigate speculative execution side-channel vulnerabilities".

Known Issues: 4284880, 4284819, 4284835, 4284826, 4284867

As usual, Dustin Childs has provided a closer look at some of the patches for this month.in this month's Zero Day Initiative — The June 2018 Security Update Review.

More:  For more information about the updates released today, see https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/summary.  Updates can be sorted by OS from the search box. Information about the update for Windows 10 is available at Windows 10 Update history.

Additional Update Notes

• Adobe Flash Player -- For Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1 and Windows 10, Adobe Flash Player is now a security bulletin rather than a security advisory and is included with the updates as identified above.
• MSRT -- Microsoft released an updated version of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool on Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Windows Server Update Services, and the Download Center.  Note:  Users who are paranoid about the remote possibility of a FP can opt to run this tool from a Command Prompt, appending a   /N   parameter [for "detect only" mode].
• Windows 10 -- A summary of important product developments included in each update, with links to more details is available at Windows 10 Update History. The page will be regularly refreshed, as new updates are released.

References

• Release Notes
• Security Update FAQ
• Security Updates Guide
• Windows 10 Update History

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Pale Moon Version 27.9.3 Released with Security Updates

Pale Moon has been updated to version 27.9.3.  This is a security update.  From the Release Notes:

Changes/fixes:

• (CVE-2017-0381) Ported a patch from libopus upstream. Note, contrary to that report, the libopus maintainers state they don't believe remote code execution was possible, so this was not a critical patch.
• Fixed an issue with task counting in JS GC.
• Fixed a use-after-free in DOMProxyHandler::EnsureExpandoObject (thanks to Berk Cem Göksel for reporting).
• Portable only: Included the previously omitted registry helper. This may in some cases help with file/type associations.

 Minimum system Requirements (Windows):

• Windows 7/8/10/Server 2008 or later
• A processor with SSE2 instruction support
  
• 256 MB of free RAM (512 MB or more recommended)
  
• At least 150 MB of free (uncompressed) disk space

Pale Moon includes both 32- and 64-bit versions for Windows:

• 32x:  Pale Moon - x32 builds
• 64x:  Pale Moon - x64 builds

Update

To get the update now, select "Help" from the Pale Moon menu at the upper left of the browser window.  Select About Pale Moon > Check for Updates.

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