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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2021-29987: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2021-29987: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
08/17/2021
Created
02/24/2022
Added
02/22/2022
Modified
02/22/2022

Description

After requesting multiple permissions, and closing the first permission panel, subsequent permission panels will be displayed in a different position but still record a click in the default location, making it possible to trick a user into accepting a permission they did not want to. *This bug only affects Firefox on Linux. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 91 and Thunderbird < 91.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-www-client-firefox
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-www-client-firefox-bin

References

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