RHSA-2025:7543: Important: firefox security update

Published May 14, 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.Security Fix(es): firefox: thunderbird: Privilege escalation in Firefox Updater (CVE-2025-2817) firefox: thunderbird: Unsafe attribute access during XPath parsing (CVE-2025-4087) firefox: thunderbird: Process isolation bypass using "javascript:" URI links in cross-origin frames (CVE-2025-4083) firefox: thunderbird: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 138, Thunderbird 138, Firefox ESR 128.10, and Thunderbird 128.10 (CVE-2025-4091) firefox: thunderbird: Memory safety bug fixed in Firefox ESR 128.10 and Thunderbird 128.10 (CVE-2025-4093) 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

19 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/firefox<128.10.0-1.el8_8
128.10.0-1.el8_8
redhat/firefox<128.10.0-1.el8_8
128.10.0-1.el8_8
redhat/firefox-debuginfo<128.10.0-1.el8_8
128.10.0-1.el8_8
redhat/firefox-debugsource<128.10.0-1.el8_8
128.10.0-1.el8_8
redhat/firefox-debuginfo<128.10.0-1.el8_8
128.10.0-1.el8_8
redhat/firefox-debugsource<128.10.0-1.el8_8
128.10.0-1.el8_8
redhat/firefox<128.10.0-1.el8_8
128.10.0-1.el8_8
redhat/firefox-debuginfo<128.10.0-1.el8_8
128.10.0-1.el8_8
redhat/firefox-debugsource<128.10.0-1.el8_8
128.10.0-1.el8_8
redhat/firefox<128.10.0-1.el8_8.aa
128.10.0-1.el8_8.aa
redhat/firefox-debuginfo<128.10.0-1.el8_8.aa
128.10.0-1.el8_8.aa
redhat/firefox-debugsource<128.10.0-1.el8_8.aa
128.10.0-1.el8_8.aa
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support

Remediation

Event History

May 14, 2025
Advisory Published
via Red Hat·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·12:00 AM
RemedyDescriptionAffected Software
Advisory Published
via Red Hat·01:00 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of RHSA-2025:7543?

RHSA-2025:7543 is categorized as an Important security update due to a privilege escalation vulnerability in Firefox Updater.

2

How do I fix RHSA-2025:7543?

To fix RHSA-2025:7543, update Firefox to version 128.10.0-1.el8_8 or later.

3

What vulnerabilities are addressed in RHSA-2025:7543?

RHSA-2025:7543 addresses a privilege escalation vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-2817.

4

What software is affected by RHSA-2025:7543?

RHSA-2025:7543 affects multiple Firefox packages including the standard and debug versions for various architectures.

5

Who issued the advisory for RHSA-2025:7543?

The advisory for RHSA-2025:7543 was issued by Red Hat.

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