CVE-2021-29972
Published: 15 July 2021
A use-after-free vulnerability was found via testing, and traced to an out-of-date Cairo library.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.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| tyhicks |
mozjs contains a copy of the SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
firefox
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(90.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1)
|
| focal |
Released
(90.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1)
|
|
| groovy |
Released
(90.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.10.1)
|
|
| hirsute |
Released
(90.0+build1-0ubuntu0.21.04.1)
|
|
| impish |
Released
(90.0+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| jammy |
Released
(90.0+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| kinetic |
Released
(90.0+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| lunar |
Released
(90.0+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| mantic |
Released
(90.0+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| noble |
Released
(90.0+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(90)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(end of standard support, was needed)
|
|
|
mozjs38
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
| impish |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
| lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
| mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
| noble |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Ignored
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
mozjs52
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
|
| focal |
Ignored
|
|
| groovy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
| impish |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
| lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
| mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
| noble |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Ignored
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
mozjs68
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| focal |
Ignored
|
|
| groovy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
| impish |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
| lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
| mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
| noble |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Ignored
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
mozjs78
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| hirsute |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| impish |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| jammy |
Ignored
|
|
| kinetic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
| lunar |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
| mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
| noble |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Ignored
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
thunderbird
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| groovy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| impish |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| kinetic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| lunar |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| mantic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| noble |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 8.8 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |