Firefox 60.0.2

When first published on June 6, the release notes for Firefox 60.0.2 didn’t mention anything about security, but they’ve since been updated to include a reference to a single vulnerability that is fixed in the new version.

The vulnerability fixed in Firefox 60.0.2 is flagged as having both Critical and High impact by Mozilla, and since there are as yet no details in the official vulnerability database for CVE-2018-6126, it’s difficult to know which is correct.

Regardless, if you use Firefox, you should update it as soon as possible. Depending on how it’s configured, Firefox will usually at least let you know that a new version is available within a few hours after it’s published. If not, you can usually trigger an update by clicking the ‘hamburger’ menu icon at the top right, then selecting Help > About.

About jrivett

Jeff Rivett has worked with and written about computers since the early 1980s. His first computer was an Apple II+, built by his father and heavily customized. Jeff's writing appeared in Computist Magazine in the 1980s, and he created and sold a game utility (Ultimaker 2, reviewed in the December 1983 Washington Apple Pi Journal) to international markets during the same period. Proceeds from writing, software sales, and contract programming gigs paid his way through university, earning him a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) degree at UWO. Jeff went on to work as a programmer, sysadmin, and manager in various industries. There's more on the About page, and on the Jeff Rivett Consulting site.

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