CVE-2021-22929 Information disclosure in https://github.com/brave/brave-core
Attackers can read sensitive timestamps of Tor onion domain connections from log files, potentially compromising user privacy.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-22929?
CVE-2021-22929 is a medium-severity vulnerability in https://github.com/brave/brave-core, published on 31 Aug 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An information disclosure exists in Brave Browser Desktop prior to version 1.28.62, where logged warning messages that included timestamps of connections to V2 onion domains in tor.log.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-22929?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (5)
tor SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP2 | All versions | 0.4.6.8-bp152.2.18.1 |
tor SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP3 | All versions | 0.4.6.8-bp153.2.9.1 |
tor openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | All versions | 0.4.6.8-bp153.2.9.1 |
tor openSUSE:Leap 15.3 | All versions | 0.4.6.8-bp153.2.9.1 |
tor openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 0.4.6.8-1.1 |
Products include Brave Brave.
How do I fix CVE-2021-22929?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2021-22929 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22929 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in https://github.com/brave/brave-core
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x58v-xfqh-24p6, openSUSE-SU-2021:1513-1, openSUSE-SU-2021:1524-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:11639-1.