Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: firefox / firefox-debuginfo / firefox-debugsource Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2024_7700)

high Nessus Plugin ID 357946

Synopsis

The Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2024_7700 advisory.

* firefox: 115.16/128.3 ESR ()

* firefox: thunderbird: Specially crafted WebTransport requests could lead to denial of service (CVE-2024-9399)

* firefox: thunderbird: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 131 and Thunderbird 131 (CVE-2024-9403)

* firefox: thunderbird: Potential directory upload bypass via clickjacking (CVE-2024-9397)

* firefox: thunderbird: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 131, Firefox ESR 115.16, Firefox ESR 128.3, Thunderbird 131, and Thunderbird 128.3 (CVE-2024-9401)

* firefox: thunderbird: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 131, Firefox ESR 128.3, Thunderbird 131, and Thunderbird 128.3 (CVE-2024-9402)

* firefox: thunderbird: External protocol handlers could be enumerated via popups (CVE-2024-9398)

* firefox: thunderbird: Potential memory corruption during JIT compilation (CVE-2024-9400)

* firefox: thunderbird: Potential memory corruption may occur when cloning certain objects (CVE-2024-9396)

* firefox: thunderbird: Cross-origin access to PDF contents through multipart responses (CVE-2024-9393)

* firefox: thunderbird: Cross-origin access to JSON contents through multipart responses (CVE-2024-9394)

* firefox: thunderbird: Compromised content process can bypass site isolation (CVE-2024-9392)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ 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 packages based on the guidance in CIQ advisory crlsa-2024_7700.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:7700

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2314430

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2315945

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2315947

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2315949

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2315950

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2315951

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2315952

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2315953

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2315954

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2315956

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2315957

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2315959

https://errata.build.resf.org/RLSA-2024:7700

http://www.nessus.org/u?12d6a8c8

http://www.nessus.org/u?2af26225

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 357946

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_8_crlsa-2024_7700.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 93.19

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Unknown

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-9394

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/25/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/6/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-8900, CVE-2024-9392, CVE-2024-9393, CVE-2024-9394, CVE-2024-9396, CVE-2024-9397, CVE-2024-9398, CVE-2024-9399, CVE-2024-9400, CVE-2024-9401, CVE-2024-9402