RHEL 8 : thunderbird (RHSA-2021:3155)
high Nessus Plugin ID 152600
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2021:3155 advisory.- Mozilla: Uninitialized memory in a canvas object could have led to memory corruption (CVE-2021-29980)
- Mozilla: Incorrect instruction reordering during JIT optimization (CVE-2021-29984)
- Mozilla: Use-after-free media channels (CVE-2021-29985)
- Mozilla: Race condition when resolving DNS names could have led to memory corruption (CVE-2021-29986)
- Mozilla: Memory corruption as a result of incorrect style treatment (CVE-2021-29988)
- Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Thunderbird 78.13 (CVE-2021-29989)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected thunderbird package.See Also
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/120.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/367.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/908.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-29980
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-29984
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-29985
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-29986
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-29988
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-29989
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3155
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1992417
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1992419
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1992420
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1992421
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 152600
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-3155.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 8/16/2021
Updated: 10/7/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent
Risk Information
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-29989
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.4, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:thunderbird
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/16/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/10/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-29980, CVE-2021-29984, CVE-2021-29985, CVE-2021-29986, CVE-2021-29988, CVE-2021-29989