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Mageia 9: 2025-0150 critical: firefox javascript sandbox escape

A process isolation vulnerability in Firefox stemmed from improper handling of javascript: URIs, which could allow content to execute in the top-level document's process instead of the intended frame, potentially enabling a sandbox escape, CVE-2025-4083. A vulnerability was identified in Firefox where XPath parsing could . MGASA-2025-0150 - Updated firefox packages fix security vulnerabilities Publication date: 08 May 2025 URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2025-0150.html Type: security Affected Mageia releases: 9 CVE: CVE-2025-4083, CVE-2025-4087, CVE-2025-4091, CVE-2025-4093 A process isolation vulnerability in Firefox stemmed from improper handling of javascript: URIs, which could allow content to execute in the top-level document's process instead of the intended frame, potentially enabling a sandbox escape, CVE-2025-4083. A vulnerability was identified in Firefox where XPath parsing could trigger undefined behavior due to missing null checks during attribute access. This could lead to out-of-bounds read access and potentially, memory corruption, CVE-2025-4087. Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 137, Thunderbird 137, Firefox ESR 128.9, and Thunderbird 128.9. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code, CVE-2025-4091. Memory safety bug present in Firefox ESR 128.9, and Thunderbird 128.9. This bug showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort this could have been exploited to run arbitrary code, CVE-2025-4093. References: - https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34232 - https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/128.10.0/releasenotes/?redirect_source=mozilla-org - https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2025-29/ - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-4083 - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-4087 - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-4091 - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-4093 SRPMS: -9/core/firefox-128.10.0-1.mga9 - 9/core/firefox-l10n-128.10.0-1.mga9 . A flaw in Firefox permits a sandbox escape through Javascript URIs, necessitating a prompt security patch and upgrade for Mageia.. Firefox vulnerabilities, Mageia security advisory, javascript process isolation, memory safety issues, security updates. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

May 08, 2025 •Critical Mageia