Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update
A security update for Mozilla Firefox has been released by Red Hat addressing multiple vulnerabilities including spoofing, use-after-free, memory safety bugs, sandbox escapes, information disclosure, mitigation bypass, and clickjacking issues. These vulnerabilities affect Firefox ESR 140.7 and Firefox 147 versions distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. The update fixes 13 distinct CVEs impacting various components such as the Downloads Panel, JavaScript engine, Graphics, IPC, Networking, DOM security, PDF Viewer, and CanvasWebGL. The update is rated as important by Red Hat Product Security.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Red Hat Product Security issued an advisory (RHSA-2026:0694) for Mozilla Firefox distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, addressing 13 security vulnerabilities. These include CVE-2025-14327 (spoofing in Downloads Panel), multiple use-after-free bugs in JavaScript GC, IPC, and JavaScript Engine components, memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 140.7 and Thunderbird ESR 140.7 (CVE-2026-0891), sandbox escapes due to incorrect boundary conditions and integer overflow in Graphics and CanvasWebGL components, information disclosure in Networking and PDF Viewer components, mitigation bypass in DOM security, and spoofing and clickjacking issues in DOM Copy & Paste, Drag & Drop, and PDF Viewer components. The advisory provides updated Firefox packages to remediate these issues.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed include spoofing, use-after-free, memory safety bugs, sandbox escapes, information disclosure, mitigation bypass, and clickjacking, which collectively could allow attackers to bypass security controls, disclose sensitive information, execute arbitrary code, or escape sandbox restrictions. The update addresses these issues in Firefox ESR 140.7 and Firefox 147 versions, reducing the risk of exploitation on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Firefox packages (version 140.7.0-1.el9_7 and Firefox 147) that fix these vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related variants should apply the security update promptly following Red Hat's official guidance at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official update.
Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update
Description
A security update for Mozilla Firefox has been released by Red Hat addressing multiple vulnerabilities including spoofing, use-after-free, memory safety bugs, sandbox escapes, information disclosure, mitigation bypass, and clickjacking issues. These vulnerabilities affect Firefox ESR 140.7 and Firefox 147 versions distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. The update fixes 13 distinct CVEs impacting various components such as the Downloads Panel, JavaScript engine, Graphics, IPC, Networking, DOM security, PDF Viewer, and CanvasWebGL. The update is rated as important by Red Hat Product Security.
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Technical Analysis
Red Hat Product Security issued an advisory (RHSA-2026:0694) for Mozilla Firefox distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, addressing 13 security vulnerabilities. These include CVE-2025-14327 (spoofing in Downloads Panel), multiple use-after-free bugs in JavaScript GC, IPC, and JavaScript Engine components, memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 140.7 and Thunderbird ESR 140.7 (CVE-2026-0891), sandbox escapes due to incorrect boundary conditions and integer overflow in Graphics and CanvasWebGL components, information disclosure in Networking and PDF Viewer components, mitigation bypass in DOM security, and spoofing and clickjacking issues in DOM Copy & Paste, Drag & Drop, and PDF Viewer components. The advisory provides updated Firefox packages to remediate these issues.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed include spoofing, use-after-free, memory safety bugs, sandbox escapes, information disclosure, mitigation bypass, and clickjacking, which collectively could allow attackers to bypass security controls, disclose sensitive information, execute arbitrary code, or escape sandbox restrictions. The update addresses these issues in Firefox ESR 140.7 and Firefox 147 versions, reducing the risk of exploitation on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Firefox packages (version 140.7.0-1.el9_7 and Firefox 147) that fix these vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related variants should apply the security update promptly following Red Hat's official guidance at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:0694
- Cve Count
- 13
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-0877","CVE-2026-0878","CVE-2026-0879","CVE-2026-0880","CVE-2026-0882","CVE-2026-0883","CVE-2026-0884","CVE-2026-0885","CVE-2026-0886","CVE-2026-0887","CVE-2026-0890","CVE-2026-0891"]
Threat ID: 6a27e9818dd33fbd85168129
Added to database: 06/09/2026, 10:22:57 UTC
Last enriched: 07/15/2026, 14:59:27 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 61
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