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AlmaLinux 8 : firefox (ALSA-2026:5932)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 304317
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Synopsis
The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2026:5932 advisory.* firefox: thunderbird: Use-after-free in the JavaScript Engine component (CVE-2026-4701)
* firefox: thunderbird: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 115.34, Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird ESR 140.9, Firefox 149 and Thunderbird 149 (CVE-2026-4721)
* firefox: thunderbird: Privilege escalation in the Netmonitor component (CVE-2026-4717)
* firefox: thunderbird: Sandbox escape due to use-after-free in the Disability Access APIs component (CVE-2026-4688)
* firefox: thunderbird: Incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics: Canvas2D component (CVE-2026-4706)
* firefox: thunderbird: Incorrect boundary conditions in the Audio/Video: Web Codecs component (CVE-2026-4695)
* firefox: thunderbird: Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions, integer overflow in the XPCOM component (CVE-2026-4689)
* firefox: thunderbird: JIT miscompilation in the JavaScript Engine: JIT component (CVE-2026-4698)
* firefox: thunderbird: Incorrect boundary conditions, uninitialized memory in the JavaScript Engine component (CVE-2026-4716)
* firefox: thunderbird: Race condition, use-after-free in the Graphics: WebRender component (CVE-2026-4684)
* firefox: thunderbird: Undefined behavior in the WebRTC: Signaling component (CVE-2026-4705)
* firefox: thunderbird: Uninitialized memory in the Graphics: Canvas2D component (CVE-2026-4715)
* firefox: thunderbird: Incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics: Canvas2D component (CVE-2026-4685)
* firefox: thunderbird: Incorrect boundary conditions in the Audio/Video component (CVE-2026-4714)
* firefox: thunderbird: Incorrect boundary conditions in the Audio/Video: GMP component (CVE-2026-4709)
* firefox: thunderbird: Incorrect boundary conditions in the Audio/Video component (CVE-2026-4710)
* firefox: thunderbird: Information disclosure in the Widget: Cocoa component (CVE-2026-4712)
* firefox: thunderbird: Incorrect boundary conditions in the Audio/Video: Web Codecs component (CVE-2026-4697)
* firefox: thunderbird: Incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics component (CVE-2026-4713)
* firefox: thunderbird: Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions, integer overflow in the XPCOM component (CVE-2026-4690)
* firefox: thunderbird: Use-after-free in the Widget: Cocoa component (CVE-2026-4711)
* firefox: thunderbird: Incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics: Canvas2D component (CVE-2026-4686)
* firefox: thunderbird: Incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics component (CVE-2026-4708)
* firefox: thunderbird: Use-after-free in the CSS Parsing and Computation component (CVE-2026-4691)
* firefox: thunderbird: Incorrect boundary conditions in the Layout: Text and Fonts component (CVE-2026-4699)
* firefox: thunderbird: Use-after-free in the Layout: Text and Fonts component (CVE-2026-4696)
* firefox: thunderbird: Incorrect boundary conditions in the Audio/Video: Playback component (CVE-2026-4693)
* firefox: thunderbird: Undefined behavior in the WebRTC: Signaling component (CVE-2026-4718)
* firefox: thunderbird: JIT miscompilation in the JavaScript Engine component (CVE-2026-4702)
* firefox: thunderbird: Incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics: Text component (CVE-2026-4719)
* firefox: thunderbird: Incorrect boundary conditions, integer overflow in the Graphics component (CVE-2026-4694)
* firefox: thunderbird: Sandbox escape in the Responsive Design Mode component (CVE-2026-4692)
* firefox: thunderbird: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird ESR 140.9, Firefox 149 and Thunderbird 149 (CVE-2026-4720)
* firefox: thunderbird: Mitigation bypass in the Networking: HTTP component (CVE-2026-4700)
* firefox: thunderbird: Incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics: Canvas2D component (CVE-2026-4707)
* firefox: thunderbird: Denial-of-service in the WebRTC: Signaling component (CVE-2026-4704)
* firefox: thunderbird: Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Telemetry component (CVE-2026-4687)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected firefox package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 304317
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-5932.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 3/30/2026
Updated: 3/30/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 8.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-4717
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 8.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-4692
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:firefox, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/26/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/4/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-4684, CVE-2026-4685, CVE-2026-4686, CVE-2026-4687, CVE-2026-4688, CVE-2026-4689, CVE-2026-4690, CVE-2026-4691, CVE-2026-4692, CVE-2026-4693, CVE-2026-4694, CVE-2026-4695, CVE-2026-4696, CVE-2026-4697, CVE-2026-4698, CVE-2026-4699, CVE-2026-4700, CVE-2026-4701, CVE-2026-4702, CVE-2026-4704, CVE-2026-4705, CVE-2026-4706, CVE-2026-4707, CVE-2026-4708, CVE-2026-4709, CVE-2026-4710, CVE-2026-4711, CVE-2026-4712, CVE-2026-4713, CVE-2026-4714, CVE-2026-4715, CVE-2026-4716, CVE-2026-4717, CVE-2026-4718, CVE-2026-4719, CVE-2026-4720, CVE-2026-4721