Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update
Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and portability. Security Fix(es): * firefox: Spoofing issue in the Downloads Panel component (CVE-2025-14327) * firefox: Use-after-free in the JavaScript: GC component (CVE-2026-0885) * firefox: thunderbird: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 140.7, Thunderbird ESR 140.7, Firefox 147 and Thunderbird 147 (CVE-2026-0891) * firefox: Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics: CanvasWebGL component (CVE-2026-0878) * firefox: Use-after-free in the IPC component (CVE-2026-0882) * firefox: Use-after-free in the JavaScript Engine component (CVE-2026-0884) * firefox: Information disclosure in the Networking component (CVE-2026-0883) * firefox: Mitigation bypass in the DOM: Security component (CVE-2026-0877) * firefox: Spoofing issue in the DOM: Copy & Paste and Drag & Drop component (CVE-2026-0890) * firefox: Clickjacking issue, information disclosure in the PDF Viewer component (CVE-2026-0887) * firefox: Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics component (CVE-2026-0879) * firefox: Sandbox escape due to integer overflow in the Graphics component (CVE-2026-0880) * firefox: Incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics component (CVE-2026-0886) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This Red Hat security advisory (RHSA-2026:2271) addresses a set of 13 security vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its Extended Update Support versions. The vulnerabilities include CVE-2025-14327 (spoofing in Downloads Panel), multiple use-after-free bugs in JavaScript GC, IPC, and JavaScript Engine components (CVE-2026-0885, CVE-2026-0882, CVE-2026-0884), memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 140.7 and Firefox 147 (CVE-2026-0891), sandbox escapes due to incorrect boundary conditions and integer overflow in Graphics and CanvasWebGL components (CVE-2026-0878, CVE-2026-0879, CVE-2026-0880, CVE-2026-0886), information disclosure in Networking and PDF Viewer components (CVE-2026-0883, CVE-2026-0887), mitigation bypass in DOM Security (CVE-2026-0877), spoofing in DOM Copy & Paste and Drag & Drop (CVE-2026-0890), and a clickjacking issue. The advisory provides updated Firefox packages that fix these vulnerabilities.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities collectively impact the security of Firefox by enabling spoofing, memory corruption (use-after-free), sandbox escapes, information disclosure, mitigation bypass, and clickjacking. These issues could allow attackers to bypass security controls, disclose sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code within the browser sandbox. The advisory rates the overall security impact as Important (high severity). No known exploits in the wild have been reported at the time of this advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Firefox packages (e.g., firefox ESR 140.7 and Firefox 147) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and Extended Update Support versions that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official security updates promptly. For detailed update instructions, refer to Red Hat's advisory at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are specified beyond applying the vendor-provided patches.
Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update
Description
Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and portability. Security Fix(es): * firefox: Spoofing issue in the Downloads Panel component (CVE-2025-14327) * firefox: Use-after-free in the JavaScript: GC component (CVE-2026-0885) * firefox: thunderbird: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 140.7, Thunderbird ESR 140.7, Firefox 147 and Thunderbird 147 (CVE-2026-0891) * firefox: Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics: CanvasWebGL component (CVE-2026-0878) * firefox: Use-after-free in the IPC component (CVE-2026-0882) * firefox: Use-after-free in the JavaScript Engine component (CVE-2026-0884) * firefox: Information disclosure in the Networking component (CVE-2026-0883) * firefox: Mitigation bypass in the DOM: Security component (CVE-2026-0877) * firefox: Spoofing issue in the DOM: Copy & Paste and Drag & Drop component (CVE-2026-0890) * firefox: Clickjacking issue, information disclosure in the PDF Viewer component (CVE-2026-0887) * firefox: Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics component (CVE-2026-0879) * firefox: Sandbox escape due to integer overflow in the Graphics component (CVE-2026-0880) * firefox: Incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics component (CVE-2026-0886) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This Red Hat security advisory (RHSA-2026:2271) addresses a set of 13 security vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its Extended Update Support versions. The vulnerabilities include CVE-2025-14327 (spoofing in Downloads Panel), multiple use-after-free bugs in JavaScript GC, IPC, and JavaScript Engine components (CVE-2026-0885, CVE-2026-0882, CVE-2026-0884), memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 140.7 and Firefox 147 (CVE-2026-0891), sandbox escapes due to incorrect boundary conditions and integer overflow in Graphics and CanvasWebGL components (CVE-2026-0878, CVE-2026-0879, CVE-2026-0880, CVE-2026-0886), information disclosure in Networking and PDF Viewer components (CVE-2026-0883, CVE-2026-0887), mitigation bypass in DOM Security (CVE-2026-0877), spoofing in DOM Copy & Paste and Drag & Drop (CVE-2026-0890), and a clickjacking issue. The advisory provides updated Firefox packages that fix these vulnerabilities.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities collectively impact the security of Firefox by enabling spoofing, memory corruption (use-after-free), sandbox escapes, information disclosure, mitigation bypass, and clickjacking. These issues could allow attackers to bypass security controls, disclose sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code within the browser sandbox. The advisory rates the overall security impact as Important (high severity). No known exploits in the wild have been reported at the time of this advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Firefox packages (e.g., firefox ESR 140.7 and Firefox 147) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and Extended Update Support versions that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official security updates promptly. For detailed update instructions, refer to Red Hat's advisory at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are specified beyond applying the vendor-provided patches.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:2271
- 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"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a27e9818dd33fbd85167ce8
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 10:22:57 AM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 10:26:37 AM
Last updated: 6/10/2026, 4:57:26 AM
Views: 4
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