Firefox 91 crashes when FIPS mode is enabled.

Solution In Progress - Updated -

Issue

  • After update to Firefox 91.2.0esr, I am experiencing crashes (Closing due to channel error, followed by segfault).
  • After upgrading to the latest firefox today, our users are reporting repeated crash/core dump issues.
  • Firefox repeatedly crashing with the following error: Exiting due to channel error

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • firefox package version 91.2.0-4
  • nss package versions 3.67.0-3 OR 3.67.0-6

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