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 addresses a set of 13 vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox, including CVE-2025-14327 and multiple CVE-2026 series issues. The vulnerabilities cover a range of security flaws such as spoofing in the Downloads Panel and DOM components, use-after-free bugs in JavaScript and IPC components, memory safety bugs, sandbox escapes due to incorrect boundary conditions and integer overflow in graphics components, information disclosure in networking and PDF viewer components, mitigation bypass in DOM security, and clickjacking issues. These vulnerabilities affect Firefox ESR 140.7 and Firefox 147 versions distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support. The advisory references fixes for these issues and directs users to apply the updated packages.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities collectively could allow attackers to perform spoofing, bypass security mitigations, escape sandbox restrictions, disclose sensitive information, and execute use-after-free exploits potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or privilege escalation. The presence of multiple sandbox escape vulnerabilities and memory safety bugs indicates a significant risk to the security boundary of the browser environment. The advisory rates the overall security impact as Important (high severity).
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 9.4 Extended Update Support should apply these updates promptly following Red Hat's official guidance at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Since this is an official fix, applying the update fully mitigates the vulnerabilities described.
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.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This Red Hat security advisory addresses a set of 13 vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox, including CVE-2025-14327 and multiple CVE-2026 series issues. The vulnerabilities cover a range of security flaws such as spoofing in the Downloads Panel and DOM components, use-after-free bugs in JavaScript and IPC components, memory safety bugs, sandbox escapes due to incorrect boundary conditions and integer overflow in graphics components, information disclosure in networking and PDF viewer components, mitigation bypass in DOM security, and clickjacking issues. These vulnerabilities affect Firefox ESR 140.7 and Firefox 147 versions distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support. The advisory references fixes for these issues and directs users to apply the updated packages.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities collectively could allow attackers to perform spoofing, bypass security mitigations, escape sandbox restrictions, disclose sensitive information, and execute use-after-free exploits potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or privilege escalation. The presence of multiple sandbox escape vulnerabilities and memory safety bugs indicates a significant risk to the security boundary of the browser environment. The advisory rates the overall security impact as Important (high severity).
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 9.4 Extended Update Support should apply these updates promptly following Red Hat's official guidance at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Since this is an official fix, applying the update fully mitigates the vulnerabilities described.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:2041
- 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: 6a27e9818dd33fbd85167cfd
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 10:22:57 AM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 10:26:44 AM
Last updated: 6/10/2026, 5:12:19 AM
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