UBUNTU-CVE-2021-29972

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2021-29972

    Published: 15 Jul 2021Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-29972
    Aliases:
    USN-5011-1

    Summary:

    Details: A use-after-free vulnerability was found via testing, and traced to an out-of-date Cairo library.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

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-29972, https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2021-28/#CVE-2021-29972, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5011-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-29972

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: firefox

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -90.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

    Affected versions

    56.0+build6-0ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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