Firefox 144.0.2 is out: fixes a crash, bugs, and security issues

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Mozilla released a new point update for its open source Firefox web browser today. Firefox 144.0.2 comes exactly two weeks after the last main release, Firefox 144.

What about Firefox 144.0.1?

This was released in the meantime, but only for the Android version of Firefox. In other words, desktop users upgrade Firefox from Firefox 144.0 directly to Firefox 144.0.2.

The update is available already and it should be pushed out automatically in the coming hours and days. Desktop users may select Menu > Help > About Firefox to install the new Firefox update immediately.

Firefox 144.0.2: release notes



Firefox 144.0.2 fixes a crash, a security issue, and several non-security issues.The official release notes for the release confirm that Mozilla addressed security and non-security issues in the release. The update patches a single security issue that is rated high by Mozilla.

It fixes a user-after-free in WebGPU. Mozilla reveals that the issue existed was introduced in Firefox 142, which threat actors could use to escape the sandbox.

The non-security fixes in Firefox 144.0.2

The point update addresses a crash in Firefox on Windows, if certain security software was installed on the devices. Mozilla mentions Avast security software specifically, but others may also have caused the crash.

Firefox 144.0.2 does fix a hang on macOS 14.6 as well. This could occur in previous version of Firefox when "bookmark folders contained loops or repeated references to themselves" according to Mozilla. The update addresses a second macOS 14.6 issue that affected performance and video playback issues on systems that were under heavy load.

Another fix addressed an issue with the emoji picker shortcut and menu on macOS devices, which could stop working after switching apps.

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