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RHEL 8 : firefox (RHSA-2026:13600)

🗓️ 05 May 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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RHEL 8 Firefox package has multiple vulnerabilities including libpng code execution and memory bugs.

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7 Apr 202600:00
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CVE-2026-5734
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CVE-2026-5732
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CVE-2026-33416
26 Mar 202616:48
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CVE-2026-33636
26 Mar 202616:51
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CVE-2026-5731
7 Apr 202612:43
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Amazon Linux 2023 : firefox (ALAS2023-2026-1554)
13 Apr 202600:00
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Amazon Linux 2023 : libpng, libpng-devel, libpng-static (ALAS2023-2026-1563)
13 Apr 202600:00
nessus
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:13600. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(312169);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/05/05");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2026-5731",
    "CVE-2026-5732",
    "CVE-2026-5734",
    "CVE-2026-33416",
    "CVE-2026-33636"
  );
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2026:13600");

  script_name(english:"RHEL 8 : firefox (RHSA-2026:13600)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for firefox.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as
referenced in the RHSA-2026:13600 advisory.

    Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and
    portability.

    Security Fix(es):

    * libpng: libpng: Arbitrary code execution due to use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2026-33416)

    * libpng: libpng: Information disclosure and denial of service via out-of-bounds read/write in Neon
    palette expansion (CVE-2026-33636)

    * thunderbird: firefox: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 140.9.1, Thunderbird ESR 140.9.1, Firefox
    149.0.2 and Thunderbird 149.0.2 (CVE-2026-5734)

    * thunderbird: firefox: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 115.34.1, Firefox ESR 140.9.1, Thunderbird
    ESR 140.9.1, Firefox 149.0.2 and Thunderbird 149.0.2 (CVE-2026-5731)

    * firefox: thunderbird: Incorrect boundary conditions, integer overflow in the Graphics: Text component
    (CVE-2026-5732)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and
    other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2451805");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2451819");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2455897");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2455901");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2455908");
  # https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_13600.json
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?ee78a422");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13600");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the RHEL firefox package based on the guidance in RHSA-2026:13600.");
  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:POC/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:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-5734");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_cwe_id(124, 190, 787, 825);
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"Important");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/03/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/05/05");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/05/05");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:firefox");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Red Hat 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", "redhat_repos.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm2.inc');
include('rhel.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) || 'Red Hat' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Red Hat');
if (!rhel_check_release(operator: 'eq', os_version: os_version, rhel_version: '8.4')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat 8.4', 'Red Hat ' + os_version);

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

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

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '8',
    'sp': '4',
    'repo_relative_urls': [
      'content/aus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/appstream/debug',
      'content/aus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/appstream/os',
      'content/aus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/extended-eus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/appstream/debug',
      'content/extended-eus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/appstream/os',
      'content/extended-eus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/appstream/source/SRPMS'
    ],
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'firefox-140.9.1-1.el8_4', 'sp':'4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE}
    ]
  }
];

var applicable_repo_urls = rhel_determine_applicable_repository_urls(constraints:constraints);
if(applicable_repo_urls == RHEL_REPOS_NO_OVERLAP_MESSAGE) exit(0, RHEL_REPO_NOT_ENABLED);

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 repo_relative_urls;
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;
  }

  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['repo_relative_urls'])) repo_relative_urls = constraint['repo_relative_urls'];

  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 &&
        rhel_decide_repo_relative_url_check(required_repo_url_list:repo_relative_urls) &&
        (applicable_repo_urls || (!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)
{
  var subscription_caveat = '\n' +
    'NOTE: This vulnerability check contains fixes that apply to\n' +
    'packages only available in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux\n' +
    'Advanced Update Support or Extended Update Support repositories.\n' +
    'Access to these repositories requires a paid RHEL subscription.\n';
  var extra = NULL;
  if (isnull(applicable_repo_urls) || !applicable_repo_urls) extra = subscription_caveat + rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_repo_caveat();
  else extra = subscription_caveat + rpm_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'firefox');
}

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05 May 2026 00:00Current
6.3Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.3
CVSS 3.19.8
EPSS0.00071
SSVC
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