- update to Firefox 40.0 (bnc#940806)
* Added protection against unwanted software downloads
* Suggested Tiles show sites of interest, based on categories
from your recent browsing history
* Hello allows adding a link to conversations to provide context
on what the conversation will be about
* New style for add-on manager based on the in-content
preferences style
* Improved scrolling, graphics, and video playback performance
with off main thread compositing (GNU/Linux only)
* Graphic blocklist mechanism improved: Firefox version ranges
can be specified, limiting the number of devices blocked
security fixes:
* MFSA 2015-79/CVE-2015-4473/CVE-2015-4474
Miscellaneous memory safety hazards
* MFSA 2015-80/CVE-2015-4475 (bmo#1175396)
Out-of-bounds read with malformed MP3 file
* MFSA 2015-81/CVE-2015-4477 (bmo#1179484)
Use-after-free in MediaStream playback
* MFSA 2015-82/CVE-2015-4478 (bmo#1105914)
Redefinition of non-configurable JavaScript object properties
* MFSA 2015-83/CVE-2015-4479/CVE-2015-4480/CVE-2015-4493
Overflow issues in libstagefright
* MFSA 2015-84/CVE-2015-4481 (bmo1171518)
Arbitrary file overwriting through Mozilla Maintenance Service
with hard links (only affected Windows)
* MFSA 2015-85/CVE-2015-4482 (bmo#1184500)
Out-of-bounds write with Updater and malicious MAR file
(does not affect openSUSE RPM packages which do not ship the
updater)