UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38506

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-38506
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38506.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38506
Upstream
Downstream
Related
Published
2021-11-03T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T04:50:29Z
Severity
  • 4.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Through a series of navigations, Firefox could have entered fullscreen mode without notification or warning to the user. This could lead to spoofing attacks on the browser UI including phishing. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 94, Thunderbird < 91.3, and Firefox ESR < 91.3.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

firefox

Package

Name
firefox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/firefox@94.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
94.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Affected versions

56.*

56.0+build6-0ubuntu1

57.*

57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu1

59.*

59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1
59.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1

60.*

60.0+build2-0ubuntu1
60.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
60.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

61.*

61.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
61.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

62.*

62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.3
62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.4
62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.5
62.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

63.*

63.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
63.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

64.*

64.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

65.*

65.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
65.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

66.*

66.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
66.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
66.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
66.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
66.0.4+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
66.0.5+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

67.*

67.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
67.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
67.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
67.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
67.0.4+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

68.*

68.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
68.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
68.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

69.*

69.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
69.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
69.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

70.*

70.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
70.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

71.*

71.0+build5-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

72.*

72.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
72.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

73.*

73.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
73.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

74.*

74.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
74.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

75.*

75.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

76.*

76.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
76.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

77.*

77.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

78.*

78.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
78.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

79.*

79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

80.*

80.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
80.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

81.*

81.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
81.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

82.*

82.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
82.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
82.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

83.*

83.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2

84.*

84.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
84.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
84.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

85.*

85.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
85.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

86.*

86.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
86.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

87.*

87.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.2

88.*

88.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
88.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2

89.*

89.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
89.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
89.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

90.*

90.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
90.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

91.*

91.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
91.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
91.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

92.*

92.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

93.*

93.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox",
            "binary_version": "94.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-dev",
            "binary_version": "94.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-geckodriver",
            "binary_version": "94.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-mozsymbols",
            "binary_version": "94.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

thunderbird

Package

Name
thunderbird
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/thunderbird@1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Affected versions

1:52.*

1:52.4.0+build1-0ubuntu2
1:52.6.0+build1-0ubuntu1
1:52.7.0+build1-0ubuntu1
1:52.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:52.9.1+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

1:60.*

1:60.2.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
1:60.4.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:60.5.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:60.6.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:60.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:60.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:60.7.2+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:60.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:60.9.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

1:68.*

1:68.2.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:68.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:68.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:68.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:68.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

1:78.*

1:78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
1:78.13.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:78.14.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:78.14.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird",
            "binary_version": "1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-gnome-support",
            "binary_version": "1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-mozsymbols",
            "binary_version": "1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-calendar-timezones",
            "binary_version": "1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-gdata-provider",
            "binary_version": "1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-lightning",
            "binary_version": "1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

mozjs52

Package

Name
mozjs52
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mozjs52@52.9.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

52.*

52.3.1-0ubuntu3
52.3.1-7fakesync1
52.8.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
52.9.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libmozjs-52-0",
            "binary_version": "52.9.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmozjs-52-dev",
            "binary_version": "52.9.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

mozjs38

Package

Name
mozjs38
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mozjs38@38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu4?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

38.*

38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu1
38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu3
38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libmozjs-38-0",
            "binary_version": "38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmozjs-38-dev",
            "binary_version": "38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu4"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS

firefox

Package

Name
firefox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/firefox@94.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
94.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Affected versions

69.*

69.0.3+build1-0ubuntu1

70.*

70.0+build2-0ubuntu1
70.0+build2-0ubuntu2
70.0.1+build1-0ubuntu2

71.*

71.0+build2-0ubuntu2
71.0+build5-0ubuntu1

72.*

72.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1
72.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1

73.*

73.0+build1-0ubuntu1
73.0+build2-0ubuntu1
73.0+build3-0ubuntu1
73.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1

74.*

74.0+build1-0ubuntu1
74.0+build2-0ubuntu1
74.0+build2-0ubuntu2
74.0+build3-0ubuntu1

75.*

75.0+build3-0ubuntu1

76.*

76.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
76.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

77.*

77.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

78.*

78.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
78.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

79.*

79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

80.*

80.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
80.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

81.*

81.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
81.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

82.*

82.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
82.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
82.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

83.*

83.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

84.*

84.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
84.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
84.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

85.*

85.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
85.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

86.*

86.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
86.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

87.*

87.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2

88.*

88.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
88.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2

89.*

89.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.2
89.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
89.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

90.*

90.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
90.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

91.*

91.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
91.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
91.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

92.*

92.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

93.*

93.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox",
            "binary_version": "94.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-dev",
            "binary_version": "94.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-geckodriver",
            "binary_version": "94.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-mozsymbols",
            "binary_version": "94.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

thunderbird

Package

Name
thunderbird
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/thunderbird@1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Affected versions

1:68.*

1:68.1.2+build1-0ubuntu1
1:68.1.2+build1-0ubuntu2
1:68.2.1+build1-0ubuntu1
1:68.2.2+build1-0ubuntu1
1:68.3.0+build2-0ubuntu1
1:68.3.1+build1-0ubuntu2
1:68.4.1+build1-0ubuntu1
1:68.4.2+build2-0ubuntu1
1:68.5.0+build1-0ubuntu1
1:68.6.0+build2-0ubuntu1
1:68.7.0+build1-0ubuntu1
1:68.7.0+build1-0ubuntu2
1:68.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.2
1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

1:78.*

1:78.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
1:78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2
1:78.13.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2
1:78.14.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
1:78.14.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird",
            "binary_version": "1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-gnome-support",
            "binary_version": "1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-mozsymbols",
            "binary_version": "1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-calendar-timezones",
            "binary_version": "1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-gdata-provider",
            "binary_version": "1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-lightning",
            "binary_version": "1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

mozjs68

Package

Name
mozjs68
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mozjs68@68.6.0-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

68.*

68.5.0-1~fakesync
68.5.0-2~fakesync
68.6.0-1
68.6.0-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libmozjs-68-0",
            "binary_version": "68.6.0-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmozjs-68-dev",
            "binary_version": "68.6.0-1ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

mozjs52

Package

Name
mozjs52
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mozjs52@52.9.1-1ubuntu3?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

52.*

52.9.1-1build1
52.9.1-1ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libmozjs-52-0",
            "binary_version": "52.9.1-1ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmozjs-52-dev",
            "binary_version": "52.9.1-1ubuntu3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

firefox

Package

Name
firefox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/firefox@94.0+build3-0ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
94.0+build3-0ubuntu1

Affected versions

93.*

93.0+build1-0ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox",
            "binary_version": "94.0+build3-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-dev",
            "binary_version": "94.0+build3-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-geckodriver",
            "binary_version": "94.0+build3-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-mozsymbols",
            "binary_version": "94.0+build3-0ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

mozjs78

Package

Name
mozjs78
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mozjs78@78.15.0-4ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

78.*

78.13.0-1
78.15.0-2
78.15.0-4ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libmozjs-78-0",
            "binary_version": "78.15.0-4ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmozjs-78-dev",
            "binary_version": "78.15.0-4ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

thunderbird

Package

Name
thunderbird
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/thunderbird@1:91.3.1+build1-0ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:91.3.1+build1-0ubuntu1

Affected versions

1:91.*

1:91.1.2+build1-0ubuntu1
1:91.3.0+build2-0ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird",
            "binary_version": "1:91.3.1+build1-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:91.3.1+build1-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-gnome-support",
            "binary_version": "1:91.3.1+build1-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-mozsymbols",
            "binary_version": "1:91.3.1+build1-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-calendar-timezones",
            "binary_version": "1:91.3.1+build1-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-gdata-provider",
            "binary_version": "1:91.3.1+build1-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-lightning",
            "binary_version": "1:91.3.1+build1-0ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}