Firefox 43.0 Released with Critical Security Updates

[Corrine]

Mozilla sent Firefox Version 43.0 to the release channel.  The update includes four (4) critical, seven (7) high, three (3) moderate and two (2) low security updates.

Version 38.5.0 was released for Firefox ESR.

Mozilla Firefox Release Notes
Security Updates

[plodr]

Thanks for the ESR notice.

[satrow]

Thanks for the ESR notice.

Likewise  8)

[winchester73]

Unverified extensions are now disabled automatically ...

How to override for those who are interested:  https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-on-signing-in-firefox?as=u&utm_source=inproduct

[Pete!]

If you go to the download page https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/
You'll see that there's finally a 64 bit version available.

Aside from "trial and error":
Does anyone know if there's any way to find out which add-ons and plug-ins (if any) are compatible with the 64 bit version?

[Corrine]

Firefox version 43.0.1 was released with one change:  "Prepare to use SHA-256 signing certificate for Windows builds, to meet new Microsoft signing requirement (1079858)".

There was no update to Firefox ESR.

[winchester73]

Firefox v43.0.2 was released today, no release notes available yet.

[Corrine]

The "build notes" are here:  https://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases/Firefox_43.0.2/BuildNotes

ESR is also updated.  The latest is version 38.5.1 38.5.2.

[plodr]

Thanks. I just updated Sumatra so now I'll do FF ESR.

[ky331]

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/43.0.2/releasenotes/

Changed - Use a SHA-256 signing certificate for Windows builds, to meet new signing requirements

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Remark:   43.0.1 was released to PREPARE to use this signing certificate.   43.0.2 apparently implements such use.

[ky331]

Firefox 43.0.3 ( https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/43.0.3/releasenotes/ )


Fixed

â—¦Fix network issue when using Nvidia's Network Access Manager (1233237)

â—¦On some Windows configurations, improve the decoding of some videos on YouTube (1233970)

[Corrine]

ESR remains at version 38.5.2.

[ky331]

Firefox 43.0.4 (1/6/2016)

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/43.0.4/releasenotes/

Fixed

    Fix for startup crash for users of a third party antivirus tool (Bug 1235537)

    Multi-user GNU/Linux download folders can be created (Bug 1233434)

Changed

    Re-enable SHA-1 certificates (Bug 1236975)

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Available via the internal updater:  Help/About Firefox

[Corrine]

Firefox ESR remains at 38.5.2.