# Security update for MozillaThunderbird

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:1437-1  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1222535

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2024-2609
  * CVE-2024-3302
  * CVE-2024-3852
  * CVE-2024-3854
  * CVE-2024-3857
  * CVE-2024-3859
  * CVE-2024-3861
  * CVE-2024-3863
  * CVE-2024-3864

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2024-2609 ( SUSE ):  5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

  
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 nine vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for MozillaThunderbird fixes the following issues:

Update to Mozilla Thunderbird 115.10.1

Security fixes (MFSA 2024-20) (bsc#1222535):

  * CVE-2024-3852: GetBoundName in the JIT returned the wrong object
    (bmo#1883542)
  * CVE-2024-3854: Out-of-bounds-read after mis-optimized switch statement
    (bmo#1884552)
  * CVE-2024-3857: Incorrect JITting of arguments led to use-after-free during
    garbage collection (bmo#1886683)
  * CVE-2024-2609: Permission prompt input delay could expire when not in focus
    (bmo#1866100)
  * CVE-2024-3859: Integer-overflow led to out-of-bounds-read in the OpenType
    sanitizer (bmo#1874489)
  * CVE-2024-3861: Potential use-after-free due to AlignedBuffer self-move
    (bmo#1883158)
  * CVE-2024-3863: Download Protections were bypassed by .xrm-ms files on
    Windows (bmo#1885855)
  * CVE-2024-3302: Denial of Service using HTTP/2 CONTINUATION frames
    (bmo#1881183, https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/421644)
  * CVE-2024-3864: Memory safety bug fixed in Firefox 125, Firefox ESR 115.10,
    and Thunderbird 115.10 (bmo#1888333)

Other Fixes: * fixed: Thunderbird processes did not exit cleanly; user
intervention was required via task manager (bmo#1891889) * unresolved: After
changing password on an IMAP account, the account could become locked due to too
many failed login attempts (bmo#1862111) * fixed: Creating a tag in General
Settings with a number as the tag name did not work (bmo#1881124) * fixed: Quick
Filter button selections did not persist after restart (bmo#1847265) * fixed:
Collapsing and expanding message list headers sometimes caused header to scroll
out of view (bmo#1862197) * fixed: Single message with no children inside a
parent thread sometimes displayed incorrectly as a thread with a duplicate of
itself as its child (bmo#1427546) * fixed: "Get selected messages" menu items
did not work (bmo#1867091) * fixed: "Download and Sync Messages" dialog was too
short when using Russian locale, obscuring OK button (bmo#1881795) * fixed:
After changing password on an IMAP account, the account could become locked due
to too many failed login attempts (bmo#1862111) * fixed: Retrieving multiline
POP3 message from server failed if message chunk ended in newline instead of
carriage return and newline (bmo#1883760) * fixed: IMAP, POP3, and SMTP Exchange
autoconfiguration did not support encryption configuration (bmo#1876992) *
fixed: Non-empty address book search bar interfered with displaying/editing
contacts (bmo#1833031) * fixed: Deleting attendees from "Invite Attendees" view
removed attendees from view, but not from invite (bmo#1874450) * fixed: Splitter
arrow between task list and task description did not behave as expected
(bmo#1889562) * fixed: Performance improvements and code cleanup
(bmo#1878257,bmo#1883550) * fixed: Security fixes * unresolved: Thunderbird
processes did not exit cleanly; user intervention was required via task manager
(bmo#1891889)

## 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-15.5-2024-1437=1

  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP5-2024-1437=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLED-15-SP4-LTSS-2024-1437=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP5-2024-1437=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x)
    * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4 (x86_64)
    * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5 (x86_64)
    * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2609.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3302.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3852.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3854.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3857.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3859.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3861.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3863.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3864.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1222535

SUSE: 2024:1437-1 important: MozillaThunderbird Security Advisory Updates

April 25, 2024
* bsc#1222535 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-2609 * CVE-2024-3302

Summary

## This update for MozillaThunderbird fixes the following issues: Update to Mozilla Thunderbird 115.10.1 Security fixes (MFSA 2024-20) (bsc#1222535): * CVE-2024-3852: GetBoundName in the JIT returned the wrong object (bmo#1883542) * CVE-2024-3854: Out-of-bounds-read after mis-optimized switch statement (bmo#1884552) * CVE-2024-3857: Incorrect JITting of arguments led to use-after-free during garbage collection (bmo#1886683) * CVE-2024-2609: Permission prompt input delay could expire when not in focus (bmo#1866100) * CVE-2024-3859: Integer-overflow led to out-of-bounds-read in the OpenType sanitizer (bmo#1874489) * CVE-2024-3861: Potential use-after-free due to AlignedBuffer self-move (bmo#1883158) * CVE-2024-3863: Download Protections were bypassed by .xrm-ms files on Windows (bmo#1885855) * CVE-2024-3302: Denial of Service using HTTP/2 CONTINUATION frames (bmo#1881183, https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/421644) * CVE-2024-3864: Memory safety bug fixed in Firefox 125, Firefox ESR 115.10, and Thunderbird 115.10 (bmo#1888333) Other Fixes: * fixed: Thunderbird processes did not exit cleanly; user intervention was required via task manager (bmo#1891889) * unresolved: After changing password on an IMAP account, the account could become locked due to too many failed login attempts (bmo#1862111) * fixed: Creating a tag in General Settings with a number as the tag name did not work (bmo#1881124) * fixed: Quick Filter button selections did not persist after restart (bmo#1847265) * fixed: Collapsing and expanding message list headers sometimes caused header to scroll out of view (bmo#1862197) * fixed: Single message with no children inside a parent thread sometimes displayed incorrectly as a thread with a duplicate of itself as its child (bmo#1427546) * fixed: "Get selected messages" menu items did not work (bmo#1867091) * fixed: "Download and Sync Messages" dialog was too short when using Russian locale, obscuring OK button (bmo#1881795) * fixed: After changing password on an IMAP account, the account could become locked due to too many failed login attempts (bmo#1862111) * fixed: Retrieving multiline POP3 message from server failed if message chunk ended in newline instead of carriage return and newline (bmo#1883760) * fixed: IMAP, POP3, and SMTP Exchange autoconfiguration did not support encryption configuration (bmo#1876992) * fixed: Non-empty address book search bar interfered with displaying/editing contacts (bmo#1833031) * fixed: Deleting attendees from "Invite Attendees" view removed attendees from view, but not from invite (bmo#1874450) * fixed: Splitter arrow between task list and task description did not behave as expected (bmo#1889562) * fixed: Performance improvements and code cleanup (bmo#1878257,bmo#1883550) * fixed: Security fixes * unresolved: Thunderbird processes did not exit cleanly; user intervention was required via task manager (bmo#1891889) ## 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-15.5-2024-1437=1 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP5-2024-1437=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLED-15-SP4-LTSS-2024-1437=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP5-2024-1437=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1 * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1 * MozillaThunderbird-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1 * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1 * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x) * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1 * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1 * MozillaThunderbird-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1 * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1 * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4 (x86_64) * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1 * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1 * MozillaThunderbird-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1 * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1 * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5 (x86_64) * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1 * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1 * MozillaThunderbird-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1 * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1 * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-115.10.1-150200.8.157.1

References

* bsc#1222535

Cross-

* CVE-2024-2609

* CVE-2024-3302

* CVE-2024-3852

* CVE-2024-3854

* CVE-2024-3857

* CVE-2024-3859

* CVE-2024-3861

* CVE-2024-3863

* CVE-2024-3864

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-2609 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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 nine vulnerabilities can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2609.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3302.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3852.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3854.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3857.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3859.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3861.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3863.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3864.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1222535

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:1437-1
Rating: important

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