Amazon Linux 2 : thunderbird, --advisory ALAS2-2026-3271 (ALAS-2026-3271)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 311201

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of thunderbird installed on the remote host is prior to 140.9.1-1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2026-3271 advisory.

Memory safety bugs present in Firefox ESR 115.34.0, Firefox ESR 140.9.0, Thunderbird ESR 140.9.0, Firefox 149.0.1 and Thunderbird 149.0.1. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 149.0.2, Firefox ESR < 115.34.1, Firefox ESR < 140.9.1, Thunderbird < 149.0.2, and Thunderbird < 140.9.1. (CVE-2026-5731)

Incorrect boundary conditions, integer overflow in the Graphics: Text component. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 149.0.2, Firefox ESR < 140.9.1, Thunderbird < 149.0.2, and Thunderbird < 140.9.1.
(CVE-2026-5732)

Memory safety bugs present in Firefox ESR 140.9.0, Thunderbird ESR 140.9.0, Firefox 149.0.1 and Thunderbird 149.0.1. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 149.0.2, Firefox ESR < 140.9.1, Thunderbird < 149.0.2, and Thunderbird < 140.9.1.
(CVE-2026-5734)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product 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

Run 'yum update thunderbird' or or 'yum update --advisory ALAS2-2026-3271' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 311201

File Name: al2_ALAS-2026-3271.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 4/30/2026

Updated: 4/30/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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-2026-5734

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:thunderbird

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/30/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/7/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-5731, CVE-2026-5732, CVE-2026-5734

IAVA: 2026-A-0306-S

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