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Gentoo: GLSA-202209-18 High: Thunderbird Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey September 29, 2022
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Potential vulnerabilities in Mozilla Thunderbird may lead to arbitrary code execution as highlighted in Gentoo Advisory GLSA 202209-18. Immediate updates are recommended!
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Thunderbird, the world of which could result in arbitrary code execution.

Summary

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

Resolution

All Mozilla Thunderbird users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/thunderbird-102.3.0"
All Mozilla Thunderbird binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/thunderbird-bin-102.3.0"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2022-3155 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3155 [ 2 ] CVE-2022-40956 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40956 [ 3 ] CVE-2022-40957 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40957 [ 4 ] CVE-2022-40958 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40958 [ 5 ] CVE-2022-40959 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40959 [ 6 ] CVE-2022-40960 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40960 [ 7 ] CVE-2022-40962 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40962

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-18
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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: High
Title: Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: September 29, 2022
Bugs: #872572
ID: 202209-18

Synopsis

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

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 < 102.3.0 >= 102.3.0 2 mail-client/thunderbird-bin < 102.3.0 >= 102.3.0

Impact

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

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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