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Gentoo: GLSA-202007-09 Normal: Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Issues

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Calendar Grey July 26, 2020
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Mozilla Thunderbird enthusiasts are encouraged to update following the discovery of several vulnerabilities, one of which could permit arbitrary code execution. More information available.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Thunderbird, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Thunderbird. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo code execution multiple issues email client Mozilla Thunderbird normal severity

Resolution

All Mozilla Thunderbird users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=mail-client/thunderbird-68.10.0"
All Mozilla Thunderbird binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=mail-client/thunderbird-bin-68.10.0"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2020-12417 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12417 [ 2 ] CVE-2020-12418 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12418 [ 3 ] CVE-2020-12419 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12419 [ 4 ] CVE-2020-12420 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12420 [ 5 ] CVE-2020-12421 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12421

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-09
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: July 26, 2020
Bugs: #730628
ID: 202007-09

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo code execution multiple issues email client Mozilla Thunderbird normal severity

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Thunderbird, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background

Mozilla Thunderbird is a popular open-source email client from the Mozilla project.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 mail-client/thunderbird < 68.10.0 >= 68.10.0 2 mail-client/thunderbird-bin < 68.10.0 >= 68.10.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages

Impact

===== Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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