Use After Free Affecting thunderbird package, versions <1:91.3.0+build2-0ubuntu1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.65% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2404-THUNDERBIRD-6707907
  • published29 Apr 2024
  • disclosed3 Nov 2021

Introduced: 3 Nov 2021

CVE-2021-38496  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:24.04 thunderbird to version 1:91.3.0+build2-0ubuntu1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream thunderbird package and not the thunderbird package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:24.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

During operations on MessageTasks, a task may have been removed while it was still scheduled, resulting in memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.15, Thunderbird < 91.2, Firefox ESR < 91.2, Firefox ESR < 78.15, and Firefox < 93.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1