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Oracle Linux: CVE-2025-2817: ELSA-2025-4443: firefox security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Apr 29, 2025
Added
May 6, 2025
Modified
Jul 17, 2025

Description

Thunderbird's update mechanism allowed a medium-integrity user process to interfere with the SYSTEM-level updater by manipulating the file-locking behavior. By injecting code into the user-privileged process, an attacker could bypass intended access controls, allowing SYSTEM-level file operations on paths controlled by a non-privileged user and enabling privilege escalation. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 138, Firefox ESR < 128.10, Firefox ESR < 115.23, Thunderbird < 138, and Thunderbird < 128.10.
A flaw was found in Firefox. The Mozilla Foundation's Security Advisory describes the following issue: Mozilla Firefox's update mechanism allowed a medium-integrity user process to interfere with the SYSTEM-level updater by manipulating the file-locking behavior. By injecting code into the user-privileged process, an attacker could bypass intended access controls, allowing SYSTEM-level file operations on paths controlled by a non-privileged user and enabling privilege escalation.

Solutions

oracle-linux-upgrade-firefoxoracle-linux-upgrade-firefox-x11oracle-linux-upgrade-thunderbird
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