Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update
A security update for Mozilla Firefox addresses multiple vulnerabilities including memory safety bugs, out-of-bounds read/write, use-after-free, cross-process information leaks, and improper handling of OBJECT tag attributes. These issues affect Firefox and Thunderbird products and have been fixed in Firefox ESR 140.4, Thunderbird ESR 140.4, Firefox 144, and Thunderbird 144. The update is rated as important by Red Hat Product Security and applies to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 variants.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory covers several security vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird, including CVE-2025-11708 (use-after-free in MediaTrackGraphImpl::GetInstance), CVE-2025-11709 (out-of-bounds read/write triggered by WebGL textures), CVE-2025-11710 (cross-process information leak via malicious IPC messages), CVE-2025-11711 (modification of some non-writable Object properties), CVE-2025-11712 (an OBJECT tag type attribute overriding browser behavior on web resources without a content-type), CVE-2025-11714 and CVE-2025-11715 (memory safety bugs). These vulnerabilities have been addressed in Firefox ESR 140.4, Thunderbird ESR 140.4, Firefox 144, and Thunderbird 144. Red Hat has released updated packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 variants to remediate these issues.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities include memory safety issues such as use-after-free and out-of-bounds read/write, which can lead to crashes or potentially arbitrary code execution. Cross-process information leaks may expose sensitive data across process boundaries. Modification of non-writable object properties and override of browser behavior via OBJECT tag attributes can lead to unexpected or unsafe browser behavior. These issues collectively pose a high security risk if exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Firefox packages (version 140.4.0-3.el8_6) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 variants that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official updates promptly to remediate the security issues. For detailed update instructions, refer to Red Hat's advisory at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the vendor-provided patches.
Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update
Description
A security update for Mozilla Firefox addresses multiple vulnerabilities including memory safety bugs, out-of-bounds read/write, use-after-free, cross-process information leaks, and improper handling of OBJECT tag attributes. These issues affect Firefox and Thunderbird products and have been fixed in Firefox ESR 140.4, Thunderbird ESR 140.4, Firefox 144, and Thunderbird 144. The update is rated as important by Red Hat Product Security and applies to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 variants.
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Technical Analysis
This advisory covers several security vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird, including CVE-2025-11708 (use-after-free in MediaTrackGraphImpl::GetInstance), CVE-2025-11709 (out-of-bounds read/write triggered by WebGL textures), CVE-2025-11710 (cross-process information leak via malicious IPC messages), CVE-2025-11711 (modification of some non-writable Object properties), CVE-2025-11712 (an OBJECT tag type attribute overriding browser behavior on web resources without a content-type), CVE-2025-11714 and CVE-2025-11715 (memory safety bugs). These vulnerabilities have been addressed in Firefox ESR 140.4, Thunderbird ESR 140.4, Firefox 144, and Thunderbird 144. Red Hat has released updated packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 variants to remediate these issues.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities include memory safety issues such as use-after-free and out-of-bounds read/write, which can lead to crashes or potentially arbitrary code execution. Cross-process information leaks may expose sensitive data across process boundaries. Modification of non-writable object properties and override of browser behavior via OBJECT tag attributes can lead to unexpected or unsafe browser behavior. These issues collectively pose a high security risk if exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Firefox packages (version 140.4.0-3.el8_6) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 variants that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official updates promptly to remediate the security issues. For detailed update instructions, refer to Red Hat's advisory at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the vendor-provided patches.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:21056
- Cve Count
- 7
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-11709","CVE-2025-11710","CVE-2025-11711","CVE-2025-11712","CVE-2025-11714","CVE-2025-11715"]
Threat ID: 6a419cac27e9c79719ab96d6
Added to database: 06/28/2026, 22:14:04 UTC
Last enriched: 06/28/2026, 22:21:54 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 45
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