CVE-2026-8968

Public on 2026-05-19
Modified on 2026-05-20
Description
Denial-of-service due to invalid pointer in the Audio/Video: Web Codecs component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151, Firefox ESR 140.11, Thunderbird 151, and Thunderbird 140.11.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
4.3
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Firefox Extra firefox Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 firefox Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Core thunderbird Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2026-8968 Mitre: CVE-2026-8968