This should possibly be filed as a bug on linux-restricted-modules. Unless you're using compiz/xgl, in which case it's possibly related to the separate X server process running.
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
Status: Unconfirmed => Rejected
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Firefox won't start on edgy
https://launchpad.net/bugs/59040
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