FreeBSD : Firefox -- use-after-free in the GPU or browser process (291773e6-b5b2-11f0-8f61-b42e991fc52e)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 272090

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The version of FreeBSD installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 291773e6-b5b2-11f0-8f61-b42e991fc52e advisory.

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1993113 reports:
Starting with Firefox 142, it was possible for a compromised child process to trigger a use-after-free in the GPU or browser process using WebGPU-related IPC calls.
This may have been usable to escape the child process sandbox.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the FreeBSD security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 272090

File Name: freebsd_pkg_291773e6b5b211f08f61b42e991fc52e.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 10/31/2025

Updated: 11/18/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-12380

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:firefox, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/30/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/28/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-12380

IAVA: 2025-A-0805-S

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