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Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update

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High
Published: 02/09/2026 (02/09/2026, 07:38:02 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Vendor/Project: Red Hat Product Security
Product: Red Hat

Description

Multiple security vulnerabilities affecting Mozilla Firefox have been addressed in a Red Hat security update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its Extended Update Support versions. The issues include spoofing, use-after-free, memory safety bugs, sandbox escapes, information disclosure, mitigation bypass, and clickjacking across various Firefox components such as Downloads Panel, JavaScript engine, Graphics, IPC, Networking, DOM, and PDF Viewer. These vulnerabilities have been fixed in Firefox ESR 140.7 and Firefox 147 packages provided by Red Hat.

Affected software

Affected versions
>=10.0 <10.2

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AILast updated: 07/15/2026, 14:47:55 UTC

Technical Analysis

This Red Hat security advisory addresses 13 distinct vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox, including CVE-2025-14327 (spoofing in Downloads Panel), multiple use-after-free bugs in JavaScript and IPC components (CVE-2026-0882, CVE-2026-0884, CVE-2026-0885), memory safety bugs fixed in ESR 140.7 and Firefox 147 (CVE-2026-0891), sandbox escapes due to incorrect boundary conditions and integer overflow in Graphics 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), and spoofing and clickjacking issues in DOM Copy & Paste, Drag & Drop, and PDF Viewer components (CVE-2026-0890). The advisory covers fixes applied in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its Extended Update Support variants across multiple architectures. The vendor advisory confirms these fixes are available and provides instructions for applying updates.

Potential Impact

The vulnerabilities collectively could allow attackers to perform spoofing, bypass security mitigations, cause use-after-free memory corruption, escape sandbox restrictions, disclose sensitive information, and conduct clickjacking attacks. These issues affect core browser components and could undermine the security and privacy guarantees of Firefox users on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems. The severity is rated as high by Red Hat Product Security.

Mitigation Recommendations

Red Hat has released updated Firefox packages (ESR 140.7 and Firefox 147) that address all listed vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its Extended Update Support versions should apply these official security updates promptly following Red Hat's published guidance at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation beyond applying the vendor-provided patches is indicated.

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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"]

Threat ID: 6a27e9818dd33fbd85167ce8

Added to database: 06/09/2026, 10:22:57 UTC

Last enriched: 07/15/2026, 14:47:55 UTC

Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC

Views: 36

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