SUSE Releases Update for Mozilla Firefox Security Flaw CVE-2026-2458
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February 25, 2026
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
Summary
## This update for MozillaFirefox fixes the following issues: * Update to Firefox 140.7.1 ESR * CVE-2026-2447: Fixed a heap buffer overflow in libvpx. (bsc#1258231) ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-611=1 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP7-2026-611=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2026-611=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2026-611=1
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1258231
Cross-
* CVE-2026-2447
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2026-2447 ( SUSE ): 9.2
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2026-2447 ( SUSE ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2026-2447 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
* Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7
* openSUSE Leap 15.6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0611-1
Release Date: 2026-02-24T14:47:36Z
Rating: important
Topics Covered
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