Firefox security update ?

It was some days ago when the Mozilla foundation announced a security update for firefox. Firefox 1.0.2 takes care of several serious security issues. When can we expect an AL package to update our vulnarable systems ?
http://www.mozilla.org/press/mozilla-2005-03-23.html

Snowman wrote:Have you tried submitting a bug report? Maybe the maintainer isn't aware that it's a security issue.
A maintainer should be aware that there are security issues with packages he/she maintains. Especially when it is news on all major newssites anyway.

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== URL of affected sites ==
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* https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Template:clearCookiesCache
-> [[How to clear the cache#w_clear-the-cache|Clear the Network Cache]]
-> Reload web page(s) and bypass the cache.
* Press and hold Shift and left-click the Reload button.
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* Press "Cmd + Shift + R" (MAC)
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Correct.

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Hello Anne.
Can you please try it in a new (temporary) Firefox profile and see if the issue is still present? See [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Managing+profiles this article] to know how to create a new Firefox profile. Please report back the results.

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