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Ubuntu 3997-1 Security Notice: Thunderbird Critical Issues Resolved

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Several security issues were fixed in Thunderbird.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3997-1
May 28, 2019

thunderbird vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Thunderbird.

Software Description:
- thunderbird: Mozilla Open Source mail and newsgroup client

Details:

Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context,
an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service,
bypass same-origin protections, or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2019-18511, CVE-2019-11691, CVE-2019-11692, CVE-2019-11693,
CVE-2019-9797, CVE-2019-9800, CVE-2019-9817, CVE-2019-9819, CVE-2019-9820)

Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted message, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-5798, CVE-2019-7317)

A type confusion bug was discovered with object groups and UnboxedObjects.
If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website in a
browsing context after enabling the UnboxedObjects feature, an attacker
could potentially exploit this to bypass security checks. (CVE-2019-9816)

It was discovered that history data could be exposed via drag and drop
of hyperlinks to and from bookmarks. If a user were tricked in to dragging
a specially crafted hyperlink to a bookmark toolbar or sidebar, and
subsequently back in to the web content area, an attacker could
potentially exploit this to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2019-11698)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 19.04:
  thunderbird                     1:60.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.19.04.1

Ubuntu 18.10:
  thunderbird                     1:60.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.10.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  thunderbird                     1:60.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  thunderbird                     1:60.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

After a standard system update you need to restart Thunderbird to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3997-1
  CVE-2018-18511, CVE-2019-11691, CVE-2019-11692, CVE-2019-11693,
  CVE-2019-11698, CVE-2019-5798, CVE-2019-7317, CVE-2019-9797,
  CVE-2019-9800, CVE-2019-9816, CVE-2019-9817, CVE-2019-9819,
  CVE-2019-9820

Package Information:
 
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:60.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.19.04.1
 
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:60.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.10.1
 
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:60.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
 
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:60.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1


Ubuntu 3997-1 Security Notice: Thunderbird Critical Issues Resolved

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Calendar Grey May 28, 2019
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Various security flaws in Thunderbird patched in Ubuntu updates for different releases impacting user safety and information.
Several security issues were fixed in Thunderbird.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04:   thunderbird                     1:60.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.19.04.1 Ubuntu 18.10:   thunderbird                     1:60.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.10.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:   thunderbird                     1:60.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:   thunderbird                     1:60.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 After a standard system update you need to restart Thunderbird to make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3997-1

  CVE-2018-18511, CVE-2019-11691, CVE-2019-11692, CVE-2019-11693,

  CVE-2019-11698, CVE-2019-5798, CVE-2019-7317, CVE-2019-9797,

  CVE-2019-9800, CVE-2019-9816, CVE-2019-9817, CVE-2019-9819,

  CVE-2019-9820

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May 28, 2019

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:60.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.19.04.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:60.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.10.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:60.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:60.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

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