CVE-2026-16411
Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 153
Description
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 152. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153.
INFO
Published Date :
July 21, 2026, 1:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 21, 2026, 1:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Solution
- Update Firefox to version 153 or later.
- Apply security patches for Firefox.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jul. 21, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'Mozilla', 'product': 'Firefox', 'versions': [{'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '153', 'versionType': 'rpm', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}]}] Added Description Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 152. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153. Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1420800%2C1598946%2C1767921%2C2013993%2C2025417%2C2027325%2C2027364%2C2029433%2C2029807%2C2029901%2C2029922%2C2030102%2C2030563%2C2032110%2C2037801%2C2042756%2C2044625%2C2045609%2C2047920%2C2048491%2C2048492%2C2048800%2C2050534%2C2050662%2C2050871 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=2006467%2C2027346%2C2027349%2C2027353%2C2027362%2C2027371%2C2027373%2C2028954%2C2029694%2C2036906%2C2038964%2C2039460%2C2040522%2C2040834%2C2043275%2C2045394%2C2045606%2C2052060 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=2048936%2C2049804 Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-68/