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AlmaLinux 10 : firefox (ALSA-2026:89758)
high Nessus Plugin ID 375857
Synopsis
The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote AlmaLinux 10 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2026:89758 advisory.* libexpat: denial of service via crafted XML input (CVE-2026-45186)
* expat: expat: Information disclosure via heap buffer over-read in XML_ParseBuffer (CVE-2026-77214)
* firefox: thunderbird: Privilege escalation in the Application Update component (CVE-2026-109704)
* firefox: Use-after-free in the XML component (CVE-2026-109718)
* firefox: Incorrect boundary conditions in the JavaScript Engine component (CVE-2026-109715)
* firefox: firefox: Sandbox escape via incorrect boundary conditions in Win32 widget (CVE-2026-109740)
* firefox: Use-after-free in the Storage: IndexedDB component (CVE-2026-109706)
* firefox: Use-after-free in the Crash Reporting component (CVE-2026-109713)
* firefox: Use-after-free in the DOM: Core & HTML component (CVE-2026-109724)
* firefox: Information disclosure, privilege escalation in the Security: Process Sandboxing component (CVE-2026-109709)
* firefox: Sandbox escape, site isolation issue due to incorrect boundary conditions, use-after-free in the Networking component (CVE-2026-109705)
* firefox: Use-after-free in the JavaScript Engine: JIT component (CVE-2026-109729)
* firefox: Incorrect boundary conditions in the JavaScript Engine component (CVE-2026-109716)
* firefox: Race condition, use-after-free in the Graphics: CanvasWebGL component (CVE-2026-109719)
* firefox: Integer overflow in the Layout: Text and Fonts component (CVE-2026-109723)
* firefox: Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Networking component (CVE-2026-109708)
* firefox: Use-after-free in the DOM: Bindings (WebIDL) component (CVE-2026-109717)
* firefox: Sandbox escape due to use-after-free in the Networking component (CVE-2026-109707)
* firefox: JIT miscompilation in the JavaScript: WebAssembly component (CVE-2026-109720)
* firefox: Use-after-free in the SVG component (CVE-2026-109726)
* firefox: Integer overflow in the Graphics component (CVE-2026-109730)
* firefox: Use-after-free in the Audio/Video component (CVE-2026-109727)
* firefox: Use-after-free in the DOM: Streams component (CVE-2026-109732)
* firefox: Use-after-free in the DOM: Core & HTML component (CVE-2026-109725)
* firefox: Sandbox escape due to uninitialized memory in the Graphics component (CVE-2026-109712)
* firefox: Use-after-free in the Graphics: Canvas2D component (CVE-2026-109711)
* firefox: JIT miscompilation in the JavaScript Engine: JIT component (CVE-2026-109722)
* firefox: Use-after-free in the DOM: Animation component (CVE-2026-109728)
* firefox: Incorrect boundary conditions in the JavaScript Engine: JIT component (CVE-2026-109721)
Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):
* Firefox ESR 153 rebase [rhel-10.2.z] (JIRA:RHEL-175166)
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: High
ID: 375857
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-89758.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 11/4/2026
Updated: 11/4/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.3
Percentile: 96.11
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-45186
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.3
Threat Score: 6.9
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-77214
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:10, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:firefox
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: 10/26/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/10/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-109704, CVE-2026-109705, CVE-2026-109706, CVE-2026-109707, CVE-2026-109708, CVE-2026-109709, CVE-2026-109711, CVE-2026-109712, CVE-2026-109713, CVE-2026-109715, CVE-2026-109716, CVE-2026-109717, CVE-2026-109718, CVE-2026-109719, CVE-2026-109720, CVE-2026-109721, CVE-2026-109722, CVE-2026-109723, CVE-2026-109724, CVE-2026-109725, CVE-2026-109726, CVE-2026-109727, CVE-2026-109728, CVE-2026-109729, CVE-2026-109730, CVE-2026-109732, CVE-2026-109740, CVE-2026-45186, CVE-2026-77214