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Mozilla patches Firefox zero-day abused in the wild

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Re: Mozilla patches Firefox zero-day abused in the wild

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Post by jlgaddis »

amaccuish wrote: post #2

It's in moments like this where I really dislike running Ubuntu and having to wait for the new build to be released.

You could download the 64-bit Linux build [0] and use it until a new Ubuntu package is available.

[0]: https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-latest-ssl&os=...

Re: Mozilla patches Firefox zero-day abused in the wild

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Post by amaccuish »

beezle wrote: post #4

Really unhappy with Mozilla. Does this effect all versions of Firefox? Quantum only? The bug report itself is not viewable publicly either.

True they could have been clearer on the versions affected, but tbh you should keep with the latest supported anyway.

Security bug reports are often restricted for some time after a new release to help prevent reverse engineering to find the bug.

Re: Mozilla patches Firefox zero-day abused in the wild

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Post by amaccuish »

jlgaddis wrote: post #3
amaccuish wrote: post #2

It's in moments like this where I really dislike running Ubuntu and having to wait for the new build to be released.

You could download the 64-bit Linux build [0] and use it until a new Ubuntu package is available. [0]: https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-latest-ssl&os=...

Thanks, for some reason I thought they only provided source and not builds.

Re: Mozilla patches Firefox zero-day abused in the wild

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Post by beatgammit »

amaccuish wrote: post #2

It's in moments like this where I really dislike running Ubuntu and having to wait for the new build to be released.

They're usually pretty quick, as in nearly as quick as rolling releases (and sometimes faster). Sure, they're not as fast as Mozilla, but usually it's out within a day or so if release, often quicker.

Re: Mozilla patches Firefox zero-day abused in the wild

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Post by beezle »

amaccuish wrote: post #5
beezle wrote: post #4

Really unhappy with Mozilla. Does this effect all versions of Firefox? Quantum only? The bug report itself is not viewable publicly either.

True they could have been clearer on the versions affected, but tbh you should keep with the latest supported anyway. Security bug reports are often restricted for some time after a new release to help prevent reverse engineering to find the bug.

Please do not assume people are not running current release just because they are lazy and have not upgraded.

The user experience was degraded at FF57 for many individuals who need extensions that will not work with ff>56 or that developers have abandoned out of frustration with Mozilla. When all the extensions I find necessary are functional (or with suitable replacements) I will switch.

Re: Mozilla patches Firefox zero-day abused in the wild

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Post by amaccuish »

beezle wrote: post #8
amaccuish wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

True they could have been clearer on the versions affected, but tbh you should keep with the latest supported anyway. Security bug reports are often restricted for some time after a new release to help prevent reverse engineering to find the bug.

Please do not assume people are not running current release just because they are lazy and have not upgraded. The user experience was degraded at FF57 for many individuals who need extensions that will not work with ff>56 or that developers have abandoned out of frustration with Mozilla. When all the extensions I find necessary are functional (or with suitable replacements) I will switch.

Well you are running an unsupported version, so Mozilla doesn't have to concern themselves with backports.

If you still want to use your extensions AND receive browser updates, you should move to a different browser (maybe waterfox?)

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