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Scientific Linux: SLSA-2017:0238-1 Critical: Thunderbird Security Fix

Calendar Feb 02, 2017 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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Important: thunderbird security update 
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2017 23:32:40 -0000
Reply-To: scientific-linux-users@
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Connie Sieh 
Subject: Security ERRATA Important: thunderbird on SL5.x, SL6.x,
 SL7.x i386/x86_64
MIME-Version: 1.0
Message-ID: <20170202233240.15022.72495@slpackages.fnal.gov>

Synopsis: Important: thunderbird security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2017:0238-1
Issue Date: 2017-02-02
CVE Numbers: CVE-2017-5373
 CVE-2017-5375
 CVE-2017-5376
 CVE-2017-5378
 CVE-2017-5380
 CVE-2017-5390
 CVE-2017-5396
 CVE-2017-5383
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This update upgrades Thunderbird to version 45.7.0.

Security Fix(es):

* Multiple 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-2017-5373, CVE-2017-5375, CVE-2017-5376,
CVE-2017-5378, CVE-2017-5380, CVE-2017-5383, CVE-2017-5390, CVE-2017-5396)
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SL5
 x86_64
 thunderbird-45.7.0-1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
 thunderbird-debuginfo-45.7.0-1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
 i386
 thunderbird-45.7.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
 thunderbird-debuginfo-45.7.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
SL6
 x86_64
 thunderbird-45.7.0-1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm
 thunderbird-debuginfo-45.7.0-1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm
 i386
 thunderbird-45.7.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
 thunderbird-debuginfo-45.7.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
SL7
 x86_64
 thunderbird-45.7.0-1.el7_3.x86_64.rpm
 thunderbird-debuginfo-45.7.0-1.el7_3.x86_64.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team