SB20261021132 - Debian update for firefox-esr
Published: October 21, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper Check for Certificate Revocation (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-113470)
CWE-ID: CWE-299 - Improper Check for Certificate Revocation
CVSSv4: 7.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to potentially impersonate trusted websites and intercept sensitive communications using compromised certificates.
The vulnerability exists due to incomplete certificate revocation enforcement in the Security Block-lists, Allow-lists, and other State component when validating certificate chains involving compromised eMudhra intermediate certificates. A remote attacker can present a certificate chain relying on a compromised intermediate certificate to potentially have an untrusted connection accepted as trusted.
The affected scenario involves RemoteSettings being disabled by policy or otherwise unavailable.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.