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Apr 29, 2011 11:34 GMT  ·  By
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A new version of Mozilla’s popular web browser has been released in the wild containing important security fixes for avid users of the application, including those surfing the web on a Macintosh computer.

Firefox 4.0.1 fixes security issues found in previous versions of Firefox 4, as well as stability issues.

The patches are also incorporated in branches 3.5 and 3.6 of Firefox, according to Mozilla’s Christian Legnitto: “As part of Mozilla’s ongoing security and stability update process, Firefox 4.0.1, 3.6.17 and 3.5.19 are now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux for free download.”

“As always, we recommend that users keep up to date with the latest stability and support versions of Firefox, and encourage all our users to upgrade to the very latest version, Firefox 4.0.1,” Legnitto writes.

According to the security advisory accompanying all three releases, two critical issues have been addressed in the browser, one of which concerns multiple WebGLES vulnerabilities.

The other is miscellaneous memory safety hazards, according to Mozilla software engineers.

Those who already have Firefox installed will receive an automated update notification within 24 to 48 hours, he said. Softpedia readers can immediately download the latest Mac-compatible versions using the link below.

Download Mozilla Firefox for Mac OS X (Free)

Legnitto cautions that Firefox 3.5 users are witnessing the latest planned security and stability update. As usual, he encourages everyone to just update to the latest version.

“This is the last planned security and stability release for Firefox 3.5,” he writes.

“All users are encouraged to upgrade to Firefox 4 by downloading it from http://firefox.com/ or by selecting “Check for Updates…” from the Help menu when using Firefox 3.6.17 or 3.5.19.”

Earlier today, Softpedia reported that Chrome had also received an update on the Developer front.

Those who are fonder of Google’s open source web browser can learn more about the latest Dev, Beta and Stable releases for Mac OS X right here, complete with download links.