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MFSA2021-28 Firefox: Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 90 (CVE-2021-29972)

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MFSA2021-28 Firefox: Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 90 (CVE-2021-29972)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/13/2021
Created
07/15/2021
Added
07/14/2021
Modified
08/16/2021

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability was found via testing, and traced to an out-of-date Cairo library.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.

Solution(s)

  • mozilla-firefox-upgrade-90_0

References

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