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AlmaLinux 9 : firefox (ALSA-2026:10757)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 311072
Synopsis
The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2026:10757 advisory.* firefox: thunderbird: Incorrect boundary conditions in the Libraries component in NSS (CVE-2026-6772)
* firefox: thunderbird: Use-after-free in the JavaScript Engine component (CVE-2026-6754)
* firefox: thunderbird: Spoofing issue in the DOM: Core & HTML component (CVE-2026-6762)
* firefox: thunderbird: Incorrect boundary conditions in the WebRTC component (CVE-2026-6752)
* firefox: thunderbird: Other issue in the Storage: IndexedDB component (CVE-2026-6770)
* firefox: thunderbird: Invalid pointer in the JavaScript: WebAssembly component (CVE-2026-6757)
* firefox: thunderbird: Other issue in the Libraries component in NSS (CVE-2026-6767)
* firefox: thunderbird: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 140.10, Thunderbird ESR 140.10, Firefox 150 and Thunderbird 150 (CVE-2026-6786)
* firefox: thunderbird: Incorrect boundary conditions in the WebRTC component (CVE-2026-6753)
* firefox: thunderbird: Use-after-free in the Widget: Cocoa component (CVE-2026-6759)
* firefox: thunderbird: Use-after-free in the WebRTC component (CVE-2026-6747)
* firefox: thunderbird: Information disclosure due to uninitialized memory in the Graphics: Canvas2D component (CVE-2026-6749)
* firefox: thunderbird: Incorrect boundary conditions in the Libraries component in NSS (CVE-2026-6766)
* firefox: thunderbird: Privilege escalation in the Networking component (CVE-2026-6761)
* firefox: thunderbird: Mitigation bypass in the File Handling component (CVE-2026-6763)
* firefox: thunderbird: Privilege escalation in the Graphics: WebRender component (CVE-2026-6750)
* firefox: thunderbird: Uninitialized memory in the Audio/Video: Web Codecs component (CVE-2026-6748)
* firefox: thunderbird: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 115.35, Firefox ESR 140.10, Thunderbird ESR 140.10, Firefox 150 and Thunderbird 150 (CVE-2026-6785)
* firefox: thunderbird: Mitigation bypass in the DOM: Security component (CVE-2026-6771)
* firefox: thunderbird: Incorrect boundary conditions in the DOM: Device Interfaces component (CVE-2026-6764)
* firefox: thunderbird: Information disclosure in the Form Autofill component (CVE-2026-6765)
* firefox: thunderbird: Privilege escalation in the Debugger component (CVE-2026-6769)
* firefox: thunderbird: Uninitialized memory in the Audio/Video: Web Codecs component (CVE-2026-6751)
* firefox: thunderbird: Incorrect boundary conditions in the WebRTC: Networking component (CVE-2026-6776)
* firefox: thunderbird: Use-after-free in the DOM: Core & HTML component (CVE-2026-6746)
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 and / or firefox-x11 packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 311072
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-10757.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 4/30/2026
Updated: 4/30/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-6771
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:firefox, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:firefox-x11, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/27/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/21/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-6746, CVE-2026-6747, CVE-2026-6748, CVE-2026-6749, CVE-2026-6750, CVE-2026-6751, CVE-2026-6752, CVE-2026-6753, CVE-2026-6754, CVE-2026-6757, CVE-2026-6759, CVE-2026-6761, CVE-2026-6762, CVE-2026-6763, CVE-2026-6764, CVE-2026-6765, CVE-2026-6766, CVE-2026-6767, CVE-2026-6769, CVE-2026-6770, CVE-2026-6771, CVE-2026-6772, CVE-2026-6776, CVE-2026-6785, CVE-2026-6786