Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Firefox OS

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Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Firefox OS [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2015/08/11/Mozilla-Releases-Security-Updates-Firefox-Firefox-ESR-and-Firefox
 ] 08/11/2015 08:04 PM EDT 
Original release date: August 11, 2015

The Mozilla Foundation has released security updates to address critical vulnerabilities in Firefox, Firefox ESR, and 
Firefox OS. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected 
system.

Available updates include:


  * Firefox 40 
  * Firefox ESR 38.2 
  * Firefox OS 2.2 

Users and administrators are encouraged to review the Security Advisories for Firefox [ 
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox/#firefox40 ], Firefox ESR [ 
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox-esr/#firefoxesr38.2 ], and Firefox OS [ 
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox-os/#firefoxos2.2 ] and apply the necessary updates.

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