Scientific Linux: SLSA-2016:1041-1 Important: Thunderbird Security Update

Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2016 21:34:56 -0000
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From: Kevin Hill 
Subject: Security ERRATA Important: thunderbird on SL6.x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis: Important: thunderbird security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2016:1041-1
Issue Date: 2016-05-12
CVE Numbers: CVE-2016-2805
 CVE-2016-2807
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This update upgrades Thunderbird to version 38.8.0.

Security Fix(es):

* Two flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web
page containing malicious content could cause Thunderbird to crash or,
potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user
running Thunderbird. (CVE-2016-2805, CVE-2016-2807)
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SL6
 x86_64
 thunderbird-38.8.0-2.el6_8.x86_64.rpm
 thunderbird-debuginfo-38.8.0-2.el6_8.x86_64.rpm
 i386
 thunderbird-38.8.0-2.el6_8.i686.rpm
 thunderbird-debuginfo-38.8.0-2.el6_8.i686.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team