Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <90.0-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.05% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-FIREFOX-1317005
  • published14 Jul 2021
  • disclosed5 Aug 2021

Introduced: 14 Jul 2021

CVE-2021-29972  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable firefox to version 90.0-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free vulnerability was found via testing, and traced to an out-of-date Cairo library. Updating the library resolved the issue, and may have remediated other, unknown security vulnerabilities as well. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 90.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1