Basilisk update 2019.06.08
Posted: 2019-06-08, 21:35
Basilisk has been updated to v2019.06.08
http://www.basilisk-browser.org/releasenotes.shtml
This is a development, bugfix and security release. Please note that Google Widevine DRM might currently not work in new installations due to Google's licensing model.
http://www.basilisk-browser.org/releasenotes.shtml
This is a development, bugfix and security release. Please note that Google Widevine DRM might currently not work in new installations due to Google's licensing model.
- Removed unused code: contextual identity, crash reporter leftovers, SecurityUI telemetry, "enhanced" new tab tiles.
- Updated the installer and internal updater.
- Removed all Firefox Accounts code and replaced the Sync client for compatibility.
- Implemented JavaScript parser improvements and the TC39 toString() revision proposal for web compatibility.
- Improved handling of url() tokens in CSS to better handle incorrect syntax.
- Updated the embedded emoji font for broader emoji coverage.
- Fixed print failure for some web pages.
- Fixed Linux XRender performance issues over remote connections (e.g. X2Go).
- Improved JavaScript engine performance: dead compartment collection,
- Fixed an address bar focus issue in Private Browsing mode.
- Improved rendering performance for certain websites (with complex event regions).
- Implemented several ECMAScript 2019 features (String trimStart/trimEnd, Array flat/flatMap, Symbol description)
- Fixed security issues: CVE-2019-7317, CVE-2019-11701, CVE-2019-11698, CVE-2019-9817 (DiD), CVE-2019-11700, CVE-2019-11696 and CVE-2019-11693.
- Fixed several memory safety hazards and crashes.