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SciLinux: SLSA-2017-3372-1 Important: Thunderbird 52.5.0 Security Update

Calendar Dec 04, 2017 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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This update upgrades Thunderbird to version 52.5.0. * 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-2017-7826, CVE-2017-7828, CVE-2017-7830) SL6 x86_64 thunderbird-52.5.0-1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm t [More...] 
Synopsis:          Important: thunderbird security update
Advisory ID:       SLSA-2017:3372-1
Issue Date:        2017-12-04
CVE Numbers:       CVE-2017-7826
                   CVE-2017-7828
                   CVE-2017-7830
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This update upgrades Thunderbird to version 52.5.0.

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-2017-7826, CVE-2017-7828, CVE-2017-7830)
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SL6
  x86_64
    thunderbird-52.5.0-1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
    thunderbird-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
  i386
    thunderbird-52.5.0-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
    thunderbird-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
SL7
  x86_64
    thunderbird-52.5.0-1.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
    thunderbird-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el7_4.x86_64.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team