Race Condition Affecting firefox package, versions <0:78.13.0-2.0.1.el7_9
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE7-FIREFOX-2589521
- published 10 Apr 2022
- disclosed 17 Aug 2021
Introduced: 17 Aug 2021
CVE-2021-29986 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:7 firefox to version 0:78.13.0-2.0.1.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-3154.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Oracle.
See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
A suspected race condition when calling getaddrinfo led to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. Note: This issue only affected Linux operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.13, Thunderbird < 91, Firefox ESR < 78.13, and Firefox < 91.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2021-29986.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-3154.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-3155.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-3157.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-3160.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1696138
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202202-03
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-14
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-33/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-34/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-35/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-36/