The current release of Firefox 134 brings numerous enhancements to the web browser, consisting of much better video playback on Windows and much better assistance for touchpads on Linux, along with repairs to numerous security defects. Firefox ESR and Tor Browser have actually likewise gotten security updates.
What's brand-new in Firefox 134?
With this upgrade, Firefox now plays HEVC-encoded (H. 265) videos hardware-accelerated on Windows computer systems. On Linux, Firefox now supports a stop gesture on the touchpad– a scroll action can be dropped in positioning 2 fingers on the touchpad.
The Ecosia online search engine is now likewise readily available in other nations, consisting of Austria, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. A customized design of the brand-new tab page is at first booked for users in the United States and Canada.
Mozilla prepares to launch Firefox 135 on February 4, 2025.
Security vulnerabilities repaired in Firefox 134
In Mozilla's 2025-01 security advisory, we see a minimum of 11 security vulnerabilities that have actually been resolved with Firefox 134, 3 of them having a “high” effect score.
The vulnerabilities CVE-2025-0244 (high effect), CVE-2025-0245, and CVE-2025-0246 (medium effect) just impact Android.
CVE-2025-0242, CVE-2025-0243, and CVE-2025-0247 are summed up reports of internally found vulnerabilities that might possibly be made use of to perform approximate code.
Updates for Firefox ESR and Tor Browser
Mozilla has actually likewise upgraded its long-lasting variations– Firefox ESR 128 and ESR 115– to get rid of vulnerabilities. 7 security defects have actually been repaired in Firefox ESR 128.6.0 and 2 in Firefox ESR 115.19.0.
Tor Browser 14.0.4, based upon Firefox ESR 128.6.0, will be readily available quickly. An upgrade for Tor Browser 13.5 to variation 13.5.11 is currently readily available if you're running Windows 7 or 8.1 or macOS 10.13 or 10.14.
Firefox ESR 115 and Tor Browser 13.5 based upon it will continue to be supported up until a minimum of March 4, 2025. Mozilla will quickly reveal whether there will be an additional extension on that.
This short article initially appeared on our sis publication PC-WELT and was equated and localized from German.
