Vulnerability Description
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.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 91.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | < 78.13.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 78.13.0 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | - |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1696138ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202202-03Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-14Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-33/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-34/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-35/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-36/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1696138ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202202-03Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-14Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-33/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-34/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-35/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-36/Vendor Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2021-29986?
CVE-2021-29986 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH). 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 u...
How severe is CVE-2021-29986?
CVE-2021-29986 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2021-29986?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Esr, Mozilla Thunderbird, Linux Linux Kernel.