Issued:

2012-02-22

Updated:

2012-02-24

RHEA-2012:0327 - firefox enhancement update

Synopsis

firefox enhancement update

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory

Topic

Updated firefox packages that address security issues, fix bugs, add enhancements, and upgrade Firefox to version 10.0, are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.

Description

Mozilla Firefox is an open source web browser. XULRunner provides the XUL Runtime environment for Mozilla Firefox.

For technical details regarding these flaws, refer to the Mozilla security advisories for Firefox 10.0. You can find a link to the Mozilla advisories in the References section of this erratum.

The firefox packages have been upgraded from version 3.6.26 to version 10.0.1, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. (BZ#789048, BZ#786872)

These updated firefox packages include numerous bug fixes and enhancements. Space precludes documenting these changes in this advisory. For details concerning these changes, refer to the Firefox release notes. A link to the release notes index page is provided in the References section of this erratum.

This update also fixes the following bug:

• Previously, with the xulrunner-5.0-2.el6 package installed, the yelp plug-in failed to start and returned the "Could not initialize gecko!" error message. Now, the updated yelp package has been provided and yelp works as expected in the described scenario. (BZ#794721, BZ#789051)

Important: Firefox 10 is not completely backwards-compatible with all Mozilla add-ons and Firefox plug-ins that worked with Firefox 3.6. Firefox 10 checks compatibility on first-launch, and, depending on the individual configuration and the installed add-ons and plug-ins, may disable said Add-ons and plug-ins, or attempt to check for updates and upgrade them. Add-ons and plug-ins may have to be manually updated.

All Firefox users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain Firefox version 10. After installing the update, Firefox must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

Updated Packages

• xulrunner-devel-10.0.1-2.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
• firefox-debuginfo-10.0.1-1.el6_2.ppc64.rpm
• firefox-10.0.1-1.el6_2.src.rpm
• xulrunner-devel-10.0.1-2.el5_8.s390x.rpm
• firefox-debuginfo-10.0.1-1.el6_2.s390x.rpm
• xulrunner-10.0.1-2.el5_8.src.rpm
• yelp-2.16.0-29.el5.x86_64.rpm
• firefox-10.0.1-1.el6_2.ppc64.rpm
• xulrunner-10.0.1-2.el5_8.s390x.rpm
• firefox-10.0.1-1.el6_2.ppc.rpm
• firefox-10.0.1-1.el5.i386.rpm
• firefox-10.0.1-1.el5.s390x.rpm
• xulrunner-10.0.1-2.el5_8.s390.rpm
• xulrunner-devel-10.0.1-2.el6_2.ppc.rpm
• devhelp-0.12-22.el5.ppc.rpm
• devhelp-debuginfo-0.12-22.el5.i386.rpm
• xulrunner-debuginfo-10.0.1-2.el5_8.s390x.rpm
• devhelp-0.12-22.el5.ia64.rpm
• devhelp-devel-0.12-22.el5.s390.rpm
• devhelp-devel-0.12-22.el5.s390x.rpm
• xulrunner-debuginfo-10.0.1-2.el6_2.i686.rpm
• yelp-debuginfo-2.16.0-29.el5.x86_64.rpm
• xulrunner-debuginfo-10.0.1-2.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
• yelp-2.16.0-29.el5.i386.rpm
• devhelp-0.12-22.el5.x86_64.rpm
• xulrunner-devel-10.0.1-2.el5_8.s390.rpm
• firefox-debuginfo-10.0.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm
• devhelp-0.12-22.el5.src.rpm
• firefox-10.0.1-1.el6_2.i686.rpm
• devhelp-debuginfo-0.12-22.el5.s390.rpm
• xulrunner-devel-10.0.1-2.el5_8.i386.rpm
• xulrunner-debuginfo-10.0.1-2.el6_2.ppc64.rpm
• xulrunner-10.0.1-2.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
• xulrunner-debuginfo-10.0.1-2.el5_8.ppc.rpm
• yelp-debuginfo-2.16.0-29.el5.ppc.rpm
• xulrunner-10.0.1-2.el5_8.i386.rpm
• devhelp-devel-0.12-22.el5.x86_64.rpm
• firefox-10.0.1-1.el5.ia64.rpm
• firefox-debuginfo-10.0.1-1.el5.s390x.rpm
• yelp-debuginfo-2.28.1-13.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
• yelp-debuginfo-2.16.0-29.el5.i386.rpm
• xulrunner-debuginfo-10.0.1-2.el5_8.ppc64.rpm
• firefox-10.0.1-1.el5.s390.rpm
• xulrunner-debuginfo-10.0.1-2.el5_8.ia64.rpm
• xulrunner-devel-10.0.1-2.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
• yelp-2.28.1-13.el6_2.i686.rpm
• yelp-debuginfo-2.28.1-13.el6_2.s390x.rpm
• xulrunner-devel-10.0.1-2.el6_2.s390x.rpm
• xulrunner-debuginfo-10.0.1-2.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
• firefox-debuginfo-10.0.1-1.el6_2.ppc.rpm
• yelp-debuginfo-2.28.1-13.el6_2.i686.rpm
• firefox-debuginfo-10.0.1-1.el5.ppc.rpm
• devhelp-debuginfo-0.12-22.el5.x86_64.rpm
• devhelp-0.12-22.el5.s390.rpm
• devhelp-debuginfo-0.12-22.el5.ppc.rpm
• yelp-2.16.0-29.el5.s390x.rpm
• xulrunner-10.0.1-2.el5_8.ppc64.rpm
• firefox-10.0.1-1.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
• xulrunner-devel-10.0.1-2.el6_2.ppc64.rpm
• xulrunner-10.0.1-2.el6_2.s390x.rpm
• yelp-2.28.1-13.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
• firefox-debuginfo-10.0.1-1.el5.i386.rpm
• xulrunner-10.0.1-2.el6_2.src.rpm
• xulrunner-debuginfo-10.0.1-2.el6_2.ppc.rpm
• yelp-2.28.1-13.el6_2.ppc64.rpm
• firefox-debuginfo-10.0.1-1.el6_2.i686.rpm
• firefox-debuginfo-10.0.1-1.el6_2.s390.rpm
• devhelp-debuginfo-0.12-22.el5.ia64.rpm
• xulrunner-10.0.1-2.el6_2.i686.rpm
• firefox-debuginfo-10.0.1-1.el5.s390.rpm
• xulrunner-devel-10.0.1-2.el5_8.ppc.rpm
• xulrunner-10.0.1-2.el5_8.ia64.rpm
• xulrunner-10.0.1-2.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
• yelp-2.28.1-13.el6_2.src.rpm
• devhelp-0.12-22.el5.i386.rpm
• yelp-debuginfo-2.16.0-29.el5.s390x.rpm
• yelp-2.16.0-29.el5.src.rpm
• xulrunner-devel-10.0.1-2.el5_8.ppc64.rpm
• firefox-debuginfo-10.0.1-1.el5.ia64.rpm
• firefox-debuginfo-10.0.1-1.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
• xulrunner-debuginfo-10.0.1-2.el6_2.s390x.rpm
• xulrunner-debuginfo-10.0.1-2.el5_8.i386.rpm
• xulrunner-10.0.1-2.el6_2.ppc.rpm
• xulrunner-10.0.1-2.el5_8.ppc.rpm
• devhelp-devel-0.12-22.el5.ppc.rpm
• xulrunner-debuginfo-10.0.1-2.el5_8.s390.rpm
• firefox-10.0.1-1.el5.ppc.rpm
• devhelp-debuginfo-0.12-22.el5.s390x.rpm
• devhelp-devel-0.12-22.el5.ia64.rpm
• yelp-2.16.0-29.el5.ia64.rpm
• xulrunner-devel-10.0.1-2.el6_2.i686.rpm
• yelp-debuginfo-2.16.0-29.el5.ia64.rpm
• yelp-debuginfo-2.28.1-13.el6_2.ppc64.rpm
• devhelp-0.12-22.el5.s390x.rpm
• xulrunner-debuginfo-10.0.1-2.el6_2.s390.rpm
• firefox-10.0.1-1.el6_2.s390x.rpm
• devhelp-devel-0.12-22.el5.i386.rpm
• xulrunner-devel-10.0.1-2.el6_2.s390.rpm
• yelp-2.28.1-13.el6_2.s390x.rpm
• firefox-10.0.1-1.el6_2.s390.rpm
• xulrunner-10.0.1-2.el6_2.s390.rpm
• xulrunner-10.0.1-2.el6_2.ppc64.rpm
• yelp-2.16.0-29.el5.ppc.rpm
• firefox-10.0.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm
• firefox-10.0.1-1.el5.src.rpm
• xulrunner-devel-10.0.1-2.el5_8.ia64.rpm

Fixes

• This content is not included.BZ - 786872
• This content is not included.BZ - 789048
• This content is not included.BZ - 789051
• This content is not included.BZ - 794721

CVEs

(none)

References

• Content from www.mozilla.org is not included.Content from www.mozilla.org is not included.http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox.html#firefox10.0.1
• Content from www.mozilla.org is not included.Content from www.mozilla.org is not included.http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/10.0.1/releasenotes/

Additional information

• The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
• Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.