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ObjectMultiplex liveness warnings and MaxListenersExceededWarning in contentScript.js

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Browser:
Brave 1.92.89 (Official Build) nightly (64-bit)
Chromium: 148.0.7778.179
OS: Linux
MetaMask version: 13.32.1

Console warnings:

  • MaxListenersExceededWarning: Possible EventEmitter memory leak detected. 11 close listeners added
  • MaxListenersExceededWarning: Possible EventEmitter memory leak detected. 11 end listeners added
  • ObjectMultiplex - orphaned data for stream "app-init-liveness"
  • ObjectMultiplex - orphaned data for stream "background-liveness"
  • ObjectMultiplex - malformed chunk without name "[object Object]"
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Start by reproducing the listed warnings in contentScript.js using the reported Brave, Chromium, Linux, and MetaMask versions. Trace ObjectMultiplex handling for the app-init-liveness and background-liveness streams, along with the close and end listeners; done means the reported liveness, malformed-chunk, and MaxListenersExceededWarning messages no longer occur.

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