CVE-2021-38508: Debian Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 1.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

By displaying a form validity message in the correct location at the same time as a permission prompt (such as for geolocation), the validity message could have obscured the prompt, resulting in the user potentially being tricked into granting the permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 94, Thunderbird < 91.3, and Firefox ESR < 91.3.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 9.0 only; version 10.0 only; version 11.0 only
• Mozilla Firefox: before 94.0 (fixed in 94.0)
• Mozilla Firefox ESR: before 91.3.0 (fixed in 91.3.0)
• Mozilla Thunderbird: before 91.3.0 (fixed in 91.3.0)

Published 2021-12-08. Last modified 2026-06-17.