Pale Moon Version 29.2.0 Released With Change to Extension Support

Pale Moon has been updated to version 29.2.0.  This is a development and bugfix release.  Linux versions will follow soon.

Important Note:

Starting with this version, Pale Moon will no longer support unmaintained legacy Firefox extensions that are not updated for/targeting Pale Moon directly.  To check if you have extensions that are unmaintained legacy extensions, go to Tools > Add-ons > Extensions.  The extension name will be in red followed by a notification and a link to this forum post for details. 

Changes/fixes:

• When opening tabs from the History side bar, Pale Moon will now warn you about the action if it would result in opening many tabs at once.
• Pale Moon now offers "Open All in Tabs" on bookmark folders even if there is only one sub-item in it, for UI consistency.
• Added media format controls in the Content category of Preferences.
• Added controls for preferred color scheme. See implementation notes.
  
• Updated several site-specific user-agent overrides for web compatibility.
• Removed the ability to accept Firefox IDs for extension installation.
• Removed conditional Macintosh code from the application front-end.
• Updated the AV1 reference library to 2.0.
• Cleaned up more Android code from the platform.
• Updated the embedded emoji font to cater to even more race-dependent profession emoji.
• Fixed an overflow in clip paths, potentially causing them to be rendered incorrectly.
• Added CSS values smooth, high-quality and pixelated to the image-rendering keyword.
• Implemented Intl.NumberFormat.formatToParts() to allow deconstruction of localized number formats by scripts.
• Reinstated the dom.details_element.enabled preference and fixed a rendering issue with summary/details html elements.
• Fixed an issue with CSP .nonce attributes on elements.
• Security issues addressed: CVE-2021-29946 DiD and CVE-2021-23994 DiD .
• Unified XUL Platform Mozilla Security Patch Summary: 2 DiD, 14 not applicable.

*DiD This means that a fix is "Defense-in-Depth": It is a fix that does not apply to a (potentially) actively exploitable vulnerability in Pale Moon, but prevents future vulnerabilities caused by the same code, e.g. when surrounding code changes, exposing the problem, or when new attack vectors are discovered.

Implementation notes:
This version adds support for the prefers-color-scheme CSS keyword. This keyword is a media query keyword that indicates to websites whether your content styling preference is "light" or "dark". Unlike other browsers where this will be tied to your system color scheme and determined automatically (which might be a point on which you can be fingerprinted, so this would be a privacy concern), we've decided to give the user control through Preferences -> Content -> Colors where you will find a new control to indicate your user preference (it defaults to "light" for everyone). While this control also gives you the option to disable this feature and effectively not support the keyword, be aware that this might cause issues on some websites that do not provide styling for "unspecified" color scheme preferences.
In the future we may add an "automatic" option similar to other browsers in case you regularly switch your system application style from light to dark and v.v.

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.

Release Notes

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Update to Adobe Acrobat and Reader Optional Hotfix Released

Adobe released another optional hotfix Adobe Acrobat DC and Adobe Reader DC for Windows and macOS that addresses important bug fixes.

Release date:  April 16, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: None
Platform: Windows and MacOS

Bug fixes

 

Browser

• 4327498: Unable to open FDF from web app

Security-Signatures

• 4327765: Acrobat and Reader generates incorrect signature data for Elliptical curve signatures when Elliptical Certificate is stored in Windows Certificate store.

Update

The version for Windows was updated to 21.001.200150 but remained at 21.001.20149 for Macs.  Updates should become available via the internal updater or checks can be manually activated by choosing Help/Check for Updates. 

Note: UNcheck any pre-checked additional options presented with the update. They are not part of the software update and are completely optional.

References

• PSIRT
• Release Notes
• Security Bulletin
• System Requirements

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Microsoft C Release Preview for Windows 10 Version 1909

Microsoft released the monthly “C” release preview cumulative update with non-security improvements and fixes for Windows 10 Version 1909.  As described in Group configuration: news and interests on the Windows taskbar, the "News and Interests" is stating to roll out today and is included in the Cumulative Update Preview today for Version 1909.  Additional information about this addition is available n the referenced article.

In addition to improvements and fixes listed in KB5001396 highlights include the following:

• Updates an issue that causes blank tiles to appear on the Start menu with names such as “ms-resource:AppName” or "ms-resource:appDisplayName".

• Adds the ability to adjust the amount of idle time before a headset goes to sleep in the Settings app for Windows Mixed Reality. 

• Updates an issue that generates a stop error when you delete a file or folder from locations that sync with Microsoft OneDrive. 

Prerequisite:

You must install the April 13, 2021 servicing stack update (SSU) (KB5001406) or the latest SSU (KB5003155) before installing the latest cumulative update (LCU). For additional information, see Servicing stack updates and Servicing Stack Updates (SSU): Frequently Asked Questions.

If you are using Windows Update, the latest SSU will be offered to you automatically. To get the standalone package for the latest SSU, search for it in the Microsoft Update Catalog.

To download and install the update, go to Settings -> Update and Security -> Windows Update and select Check for updates. To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

For information about the the types of updates released by Microsoft each month see Windows 10 update servicing cadence primer.

Important Note:  Windows 10 1909 is reaching the end of service on May 11th, 2021, for devices running the Home, Pro, Pro for Workstation, and Server SAC editions and will no longer receive security updates.

Windows 10 update history

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