Use After Free Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:91.3.0-2.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.41% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-THUNDERBIRD-1912079
  • published3 Nov 2021
  • disclosed2 Nov 2021

Introduced: 2 Nov 2021

CVE-2021-38504  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 thunderbird to version 0:91.3.0-2.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:4134.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream thunderbird package and not the thunderbird package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

When interacting with an HTML input element's file picker dialog with webkitdirectory set, a use-after-free could have resulted, leading to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 94, Thunderbird < 91.3, and Firefox ESR < 91.3.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1