[ubuntu-hardened] Firefox security update - Ubuntu's new release issues?

[Marc Deslauriers]

Hi,

On 13-11-20 09:55 AM, Daniel Curtis wrote:
> I've noticed that on official Security Advisories website for
> Firefox ESR, last updated version is 24.1.1[1] while Ubuntu
> has released (Tue, Oct 29) Firefox  25.0+build3-0ubuntu0.x[2]
> 
> I would like to ask if it's normal? I'm a little confused because
> e.g. Slackware Linux has updated Firefox to 24.1.1esr version[3]
> on Monday, 18 Nov. So, why there is such a hurry with update
> (I mean Ubuntu)? Even on a official Firefox SA website, there
> is not any information about Firefox 25.


We don't use Firefox ESR. We use the standard version of Firefox. Firefox 25
came out on October 29th:

http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/25.0/releasenotes/


Marc.