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Alma Linux: CVE-2021-23981: Important: firefox security update (Multiple Advisories)

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Alma Linux: CVE-2021-23981: Important: firefox security update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
03/31/2021
Created
05/05/2022
Added
05/04/2022
Modified
05/04/2022

Description

A texture upload of a Pixel Buffer Object could have confused the WebGL code to skip binding the buffer used to unpack it, resulting in memory corruption and a potentially exploitable information leak or crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 78.9, Firefox < 87, and Thunderbird < 78.9.

Solution(s)

  • alma-upgrade-firefox
  • alma-upgrade-thunderbird

References

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