vissha Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Firefox 49.0.2 Is Out Mozilla has released an update for the stable version of its Firefox web browser that brings the version of it to Firefox 49.0.2. Firefox 49.0.2 is a bug fix and security release that fixes several issues in the browser, among them two that we talked about just yesterday. The new version is already available, and users may want to run a manual check for updates to speed up the updating process. This goes especially for users who are affected by one or multiple of the bugs fixed in the new version. Firefox 49.0.2 Do the following to run a manual update check in Firefox: Tap on the Alt-key on the computer keyboard, and select Help > About Firefox from the menu. This should open a small About Mozilla Firefox window on the screen that checks for updates automatically. Firefox should find the version 49.0.2 update for the browser, and either download and install it automatically, or suggest to do so. The following issues are fixed in the new version: (here is the changelog link) Asynchronous plugin rendering for Flash is now enabled by default. This addresses performance issues and should reduce crashes when visiting sites that use Flash. (Bug 1307108) D3D9 fallback disabled if hardware acceleration is used to prevent graphical artifacts on the screen. (Bug 1306465) Fixed a network bug that prevented some Firefox users from seeing the user interface on start. (Bug 1305436) Fixed a compatibility issue that affected file uploads. (Bug 1306472) Fixed another issue affecting Array.prototype.values. (Bug 1299593) Fixed a canvas filters graphics issue in HTML5 apps. (Bug 1304539) Changed diagnostic information on timing for tab switching. (Bug 1304113) Mozilla on top of that fixed several security vulnerabilities in Firefox 49.0.2. CVE-2016-5287: Crash in nsTArray_base<T>::SwapArrayElements Quote A potentially exploitable use-after-free crash during actor destruction with service workers. This issue does not affect releases earlier than Firefox 49. CVE-2016-5288: Web content can read cache entries Quote A Cliqz.com developer demonstrated that web content could access information in the HTTP cache if e10s is disabled. This can reveal some visited URLs and the contents of those pages. This issue affects Firefox 48 and 49. The Android version has been updated as well to Firefox 49.0.2 for Android. It only got one of the fixes that dealt with compatibility issues with file uploads, and the security fixes. Now You: Have you been affected by any of the issues? Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightmare Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 On 10/21/2016 at 2:21 AM, vissha said: Firefox 49.0.2 Is Out And it messed up stuff. For some reason, when I click the back button, it acts like I right-clicked the button; when I try to search something on Google, it doesn't display the suggestions. Instead, it makes me scroll through the options in a small window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WALLONN7 Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 3 minutes ago, Knightmare said: And it messed up stuff. For some reason, when I click the back button, it acts like I right-clicked the button; when I try to search something on Google, it doesn't display the suggestions. Instead, it makes me scroll through the options in a small window. No such behavior here... Restart the browser with all add-ons disabled... Resolved?! Disable an add-on, restart the browser. Do this until you find the "guilty"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightmare Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 One of my add ons is not working properly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Frog Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 no problem here either. u have to disable all and then enable them one by one to find culprit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mancode20 Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 3 hours ago, Knightmare said: And it messed up stuff. For some reason, when I click the back button, it acts like I right-clicked the button; when I try to search something on Google, it doesn't display the suggestions. Instead, it makes me scroll through the options in a small window. Found this on another site. It might help you out. After updating I started having a problem with the back button, it showed the history underneath it. Very annoying but after some testing with my add ons it seemed the update V1.75 from Better Privacy was causing this problem. Checked Mozillas website and yes, the maker of BetterPrivacy had already posted a small prob with the new version and promised a fast fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anhbatu Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 To check to see if Firefox is using has been supporting multi-process architecture or not, you just type about: support in the address bar of the web browser, then search on the phrase Multiprocess Windows, if parameters shown here is "1/1 (Enable by default", the meaning of your Firefox browser already support the new processor architecture. However, you have to wait until the official Mozilla support structure new architecture for all user types. It is expected to arrive in 2017, the official new features are supported for all Firefox users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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