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AlmaLinux 8 : thunderbird (ALSA-2026:22643)

🗓️ 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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AlmaLinux 8 Thunderbird package affected by multiple Firefox vulnerabilities (ALSA-2026:22643).

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The package checks in this plugin were extracted from
# AlmaLinux Security Advisory ALSA-2026:22643.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(318401);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/06/03");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2026-8388",
    "CVE-2026-8391",
    "CVE-2026-8401",
    "CVE-2026-8946",
    "CVE-2026-8947",
    "CVE-2026-8950",
    "CVE-2026-8953",
    "CVE-2026-8954",
    "CVE-2026-8955",
    "CVE-2026-8956",
    "CVE-2026-8957",
    "CVE-2026-8958",
    "CVE-2026-8959",
    "CVE-2026-8961",
    "CVE-2026-8962",
    "CVE-2026-8968",
    "CVE-2026-8970",
    "CVE-2026-8974",
    "CVE-2026-8975"
  );
  script_xref(name:"ALSA", value:"2026:22643");
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2026:22643");

  script_name(english:"AlmaLinux 8 : thunderbird (ALSA-2026:22643)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
ALSA-2026:22643 advisory.

    * firefox: Incorrect boundary conditions in the JavaScript Engine: JIT component (CVE-2026-8388)
      * firefox: Other issue in the JavaScript Engine component (CVE-2026-8391)
      * firefox: Sandbox escape in the Profile Backup component (CVE-2026-8401)
      * firefox: Integer overflow in the Networking: JAR component (CVE-2026-8956)
      * firefox: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 115.36, Firefox ESR 140.11 and Firefox 151
    (CVE-2026-8975)
      * firefox: Privilege escalation in the DOM: Workers component (CVE-2026-8955)
      * firefox: Denial-of-service due to invalid pointer in the Audio/Video: Web Codecs component
    (CVE-2026-8968)
      * firefox: Incorrect boundary conditions, integer overflow in the Audio/Video component (CVE-2026-8954)
      * firefox: Information disclosure, sandbox escape in the Security: Process Sandboxing component
    (CVE-2026-8958)
      * firefox: Incorrect boundary conditions in the Audio/Video: Web Codecs component (CVE-2026-8946)
      * firefox: Privilege escalation in the Security component (CVE-2026-8970)
      * firefox: Same-origin policy bypass in the Networking: HTTP component (CVE-2026-8950)
      * firefox: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 140.11 and Firefox 151 (CVE-2026-8974)
      * firefox: Sandbox escape due to use-after-free in the Disability Access APIs component (CVE-2026-8953)
      * firefox: Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Widget: Win32 component
    (CVE-2026-8959)
      * firefox: Spoofing issue in the Form Autofill component (CVE-2026-8961)
      * firefox: Use-after-free in the DOM: Bindings (WebIDL) component (CVE-2026-8947)
      * firefox: Mitigation bypass in the DOM: Security component (CVE-2026-8962)
      * firefox: Privilege escalation in the Enterprise Policies component (CVE-2026-8957)

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.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-22643.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22643");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected thunderbird package.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-8975");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss3_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-8956");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(190, 266, 358, 403, 472, 475, 653, 787, 825);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/05/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/06/02");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/06/03");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:thunderbird");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Alma Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AlmaLinux/release", "Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm2.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'AlmaLinux' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'AlmaLinux');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'AlmaLinux');
if (! preg(pattern:"^8([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'AlmaLinux 8.x', 'AlmaLinux ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu && 's390' >!< cpu && 'x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'AlmaLinux', cpu);

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '8',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'thunderbird-140.11.0-1.el8_10.alma.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0', 'allowmaj':TRUE},
      {'reference':'thunderbird-140.11.0-1.el8_10.alma.1', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0', 'allowmaj':TRUE},
      {'reference':'thunderbird-140.11.0-1.el8_10.alma.1', 'cpu':'s390x', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0', 'allowmaj':TRUE},
      {'reference':'thunderbird-140.11.0-1.el8_10.alma.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0', 'allowmaj':TRUE}
    ]
  }
];

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }
  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        ## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
        (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
        rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'thunderbird');
}

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03 Jun 2026 00:00Current
6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6
CVSS 3.19.8
EPSS0.00164
SSVC
5