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Ubuntu 23.10 USN-7516-2 High Alert: Firefox Vulnerability Exploit

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Calendar Grey November 27, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Various distributions of Ubuntu have patched multiple security flaws found within Thunderbird. Ensure your installations are regularly updated to reduce possible threats.
Several security issues were fixed in Thunderbird.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 23.04 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 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 into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information, bypass security restrictions, cross-site tracing, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-6206, CVE-2023-6212) It was discovered that Thudnerbird did not properly manage memory when images were created on the canvas element. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2023-6204) It discovered that Thunderbird incorrectly handled certain memory when using a MessagePort. An attacker could potentially exploit...

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.10: thunderbird 1:115.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.23.10.1 Ubuntu 23.04: thunderbird 1:115.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.23.04.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: thunderbird 1:115.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: thunderbird 1:115.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6515-1

CVE-2023-6204, CVE-2023-6205, CVE-2023-6206, CVE-2023-6207,

CVE-2023-6208, CVE-2023-6209, CVE-2023-6212

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6515-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:115.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.23.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:115.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.23.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:115.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:115.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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