# Security update for MozillaThunderbird

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:0044-1  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1217974

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2023-50761
  * CVE-2023-50762
  * CVE-2023-6856
  * CVE-2023-6857
  * CVE-2023-6858
  * CVE-2023-6859
  * CVE-2023-6860
  * CVE-2023-6861
  * CVE-2023-6862
  * CVE-2023-6863
  * CVE-2023-6864

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2023-50761 ( NVD ):  4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2023-50762 ( NVD ):  4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2023-6856 ( NVD ):  8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-6857 ( NVD ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2023-6858 ( NVD ):  8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-6859 ( NVD ):  8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-6860 ( NVD ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2023-6861 ( NVD ):  8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-6862 ( NVD ):  8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-6863 ( NVD ):  8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-6864 ( NVD ):  8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5

  
  
An update that solves 11 vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for MozillaThunderbird fixes the following issues:

Firefox Extended Support Release 115.6.0 ESR (bsc#1217974): * CVE-2023-6856:
Heap-buffer-overflow affecting WebGL DrawElementsInstanced method with Mesa VM
driver (bmo#1843782). * CVE-2023-6857: Symlinks may resolve to smaller than
expected buffers (bmo#1796023). * CVE-2023-6858: Heap buffer overflow in
nsTextFragment (bmo#1826791). * CVE-2023-6859: Use-after-free in
PR_GetIdentitiesLayer (bmo#1840144). * CVE-2023-6860: Potential sandbox escape
due to VideoBridge lack of texture validation (bmo#1854669). * CVE-2023-6861:
Heap buffer overflow affected nsWindow::PickerOpen(void) in headless mode
(bmo#1864118). * CVE-2023-6862: Use-after-free in nsDNSService (bsc#1868042). *
CVE-2023-6863: Undefined behavior in ShutdownObserver() (bmo#1868901). *
CVE-2023-6864: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 121, Firefox ESR 115.6, and
Thunderbird 115.6. * CVE-2023-50762: Truncated signed text was shown with a
valid OpenPGP signature (bmo#1862625).

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5  
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-44=1

  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP5-2024-44=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLED-15-SP4-LTSS-2024-44=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP5-2024-44=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2
    * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2
    * MozillaThunderbird-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x)
    * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2
    * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2
    * MozillaThunderbird-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4 (x86_64)
    * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2
    * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2
    * MozillaThunderbird-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5 (x86_64)
    * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2
    * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2
    * MozillaThunderbird-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-50761.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-50762.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6856.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6857.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6858.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6859.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6860.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6861.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6862.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6863.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6864.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1217974

openSUSE: 2024:0044-1: important: MozillaThunderbird Security Advisory Update

January 8, 2024
This update for MozillaThunderbird fixes the following issues: Firefox Extended Support Release 115.6.0 ESR (bsc#1217974): CVE-2023-6856: Heap-buffer-overflow affecting WebGL DrawE...

Description

This update for MozillaThunderbird fixes the following issues: Firefox Extended Support Release 115.6.0 ESR (bsc#1217974): * CVE-2023-6856: Heap-buffer-overflow affecting WebGL DrawElementsInstanced method with Mesa VM driver (bmo#1843782). * CVE-2023-6857: Symlinks may resolve to smaller than expected buffers (bmo#1796023). * CVE-2023-6858: Heap buffer overflow in nsTextFragment (bmo#1826791). * CVE-2023-6859: Use-after-free in PR_GetIdentitiesLayer (bmo#1840144). * CVE-2023-6860: Potential sandbox escape due to VideoBridge lack of texture validation (bmo#1854669). * CVE-2023-6861: Heap buffer overflow affected nsWindow::PickerOpen(void) in headless mode (bmo#1864118). * CVE-2023-6862: Use-after-free in nsDNSService (bsc#1868042). * CVE-2023-6863: Undefined behavior in ShutdownObserver() (bmo#1868901). * CVE-2023-6864: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 121, Firefox ESR 115.6, and Thunderbird 115.6. * CVE-2023-50762: Truncated signed text was shown with a valid OpenPGP signature (bmo#1862625).

 

Patch

## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * openSUSE Leap 15.5 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-44=1 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP5-2024-44=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLED-15-SP4-LTSS-2024-44=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP5-2024-44=1


Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2 * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2 * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2 * MozillaThunderbird-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2 * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x) * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2 * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2 * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2 * MozillaThunderbird-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2 * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4 (x86_64) * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2 * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2 * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2 * MozillaThunderbird-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2 * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5 (x86_64) * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2 * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2 * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2 * MozillaThunderbird-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2 * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-115.6.0-150200.8.142.2


References

* bsc#1217974 ## References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-50761.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-50762.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6856.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6857.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6858.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6859.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6860.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6861.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6862.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6863.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6864.html * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1217974


Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:0044-1
Rating: important

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