Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update
Red Hat has issued a security advisory for Firefox addressing multiple vulnerabilities, including a use-after-free issue in the DOM networking component (CVE-2026-8090), memory safety bugs (CVE-2026-8092), and a WebRTC component issue (CVE-2026-8094). These vulnerabilities affect Firefox versions distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related variants. The advisory rates the security impact as Important and provides updated Firefox packages to remediate these issues. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This Red Hat security advisory addresses three Firefox vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-8090 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the DOM networking component; CVE-2026-8092 involves memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR and standard releases; CVE-2026-8094 concerns another issue in the WebRTC component. The vulnerabilities affect Firefox versions packaged for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its extended update support variants. The advisory provides updated Firefox packages (e.g., firefox-140.10.2-1.el10_2) that fix these issues. The Red Hat advisory classifies the update as Important and directs users to apply the provided patches. No CVSS base scores are included in the advisory, and no exploits are currently known in the wild.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities include a use-after-free in the DOM networking component and memory safety bugs, which could potentially lead to security issues such as crashes or memory corruption if exploited. The WebRTC component issue may also affect browser security. The advisory rates the overall impact as Important, indicating a significant security concern but without explicit details on exploitation impact or scope. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Firefox packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related variants that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official updates promptly to remediate the issues. Detailed instructions for applying the update are available in the Red Hat advisory at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Since the advisory provides an official fix, applying the update is the recommended mitigation. There is no indication that additional mitigations or workarounds are necessary.
Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update
Description
Red Hat has issued a security advisory for Firefox addressing multiple vulnerabilities, including a use-after-free issue in the DOM networking component (CVE-2026-8090), memory safety bugs (CVE-2026-8092), and a WebRTC component issue (CVE-2026-8094). These vulnerabilities affect Firefox versions distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related variants. The advisory rates the security impact as Important and provides updated Firefox packages to remediate these issues. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
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Technical Analysis
This Red Hat security advisory addresses three Firefox vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-8090 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the DOM networking component; CVE-2026-8092 involves memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR and standard releases; CVE-2026-8094 concerns another issue in the WebRTC component. The vulnerabilities affect Firefox versions packaged for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its extended update support variants. The advisory provides updated Firefox packages (e.g., firefox-140.10.2-1.el10_2) that fix these issues. The Red Hat advisory classifies the update as Important and directs users to apply the provided patches. No CVSS base scores are included in the advisory, and no exploits are currently known in the wild.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities include a use-after-free in the DOM networking component and memory safety bugs, which could potentially lead to security issues such as crashes or memory corruption if exploited. The WebRTC component issue may also affect browser security. The advisory rates the overall impact as Important, indicating a significant security concern but without explicit details on exploitation impact or scope. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Firefox packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related variants that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official updates promptly to remediate the issues. Detailed instructions for applying the update are available in the Red Hat advisory at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Since the advisory provides an official fix, applying the update is the recommended mitigation. There is no indication that additional mitigations or workarounds are necessary.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:19160
- Cve Count
- 3
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-8092","CVE-2026-8094"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a16097de29bf47b506498be
Added to database: 5/26/2026, 8:58:37 PM
Last enriched: 5/26/2026, 10:49:19 PM
Last updated: 5/27/2026, 4:49:12 AM
Views: 2
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