RHSA-2025:4443: Important: firefox security update

Published May 5, 2025
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Updated

Important: firefox security update

Other sources

Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and portability.<br>Security Fix(es):<br><li> firefox: thunderbird: Privilege escalation in Firefox Updater (CVE-2025-2817)</li> <li> firefox: thunderbird: Unsafe attribute access during XPath parsing (CVE-2025-4087)</li> <li> firefox: thunderbird: Process isolation bypass using "javascript:" URI links in cross-origin frames (CVE-2025-4083)</li> <li> firefox: thunderbird: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 138, Thunderbird 138, Firefox ESR 128.10, and Thunderbird 128.10 (CVE-2025-4091)</li> <li> firefox: thunderbird: Memory safety bug fixed in Firefox ESR 128.10 and Thunderbird 128.10 (CVE-2025-4093)</li> For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

— Red Hat

Affected Software

20 affected componentsFixes available
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
redhat/firefox<128.10.0-1.el9_5
128.10.0-1.el9_5
redhat/firefox<128.10.0-1.el9_5
128.10.0-1.el9_5
redhat/firefox-debuginfo<128.10.0-1.el9_5
128.10.0-1.el9_5
redhat/firefox-debugsource<128.10.0-1.el9_5
128.10.0-1.el9_5
redhat/firefox-x11<128.10.0-1.el9_5
128.10.0-1.el9_5
redhat/firefox-debuginfo<128.10.0-1.el9_5
128.10.0-1.el9_5
redhat/firefox-debugsource<128.10.0-1.el9_5
128.10.0-1.el9_5
redhat/firefox-x11<128.10.0-1.el9_5
128.10.0-1.el9_5
redhat/firefox<128.10.0-1.el9_5
128.10.0-1.el9_5
redhat/firefox-debuginfo<128.10.0-1.el9_5
128.10.0-1.el9_5
redhat/firefox-debugsource<128.10.0-1.el9_5
128.10.0-1.el9_5
redhat/firefox-x11<128.10.0-1.el9_5
128.10.0-1.el9_5
redhat/firefox<128.10.0-1.el9_5.aa
128.10.0-1.el9_5.aa
redhat/firefox-debuginfo<128.10.0-1.el9_5.aa
128.10.0-1.el9_5.aa
redhat/firefox-debugsource<128.10.0-1.el9_5.aa
128.10.0-1.el9_5.aa
redhat/firefox-x11<128.10.0-1.el9_5.aa
128.10.0-1.el9_5.aa

Remediation

Event History

May 5, 2025
Advisory Published
via Red Hat·01:02 AM
Jun 6, 2025
Advisory Published
via Red Hat·02:05 AM
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·02:05 AM
RemedyDescriptionAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of RHSA-2025:4443?

The severity of RHSA-2025:4443 is rated as important.

2

How do I fix RHSA-2025:4443?

To fix RHSA-2025:4443, update to the firefox package version 128.10.0-1.el9_5.

3

Which products are affected by RHSA-2025:4443?

RHSA-2025:4443 affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux for multiple architectures including x86_64, ARM 64, Power, and IBM z Systems.

4

What is the main issue addressed in RHSA-2025:4443?

RHSA-2025:4443 addresses a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Firefox Updater (CVE-2025-2817).

5

Is user action required for RHSA-2025:4443?

Yes, user action is required to apply the security update to mitigate the vulnerability.

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