Arch Linux: 202001-4 Critical: Thunderbird Multiple Issues

Jan 14, 2020 •

2 - 4 min read

Topics Covered

security advisory software update arbitrary code execution multiple issues critical severity insufficient validation Arch Linux

The package thunderbird before version 68.4.1-1 is vulnerable to multiple issues including arbitrary code execution and insufficient validation.

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202001-4
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Severity: Critical
Date    : 2020-01-14
CVE-ID  : CVE-2019-17016 CVE-2019-17017 CVE-2019-17022 CVE-2019-17024
          CVE-2019-17026
Package : thunderbird
Type    : multiple issues
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1086

Summary
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The package thunderbird before version 68.4.1-1 is vulnerable to
multiple issues including arbitrary code execution and insufficient
validation.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 68.4.1-1.

# pacman -Syu "thunderbird>=68.4.1-1"

The problems have been fixed upstream in version 68.4.1.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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- CVE-2019-17016 (insufficient validation)

A security issue has been found in Firefox before 72.0, and Thunderbird
before 68.4.1. When pasting a