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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS USN-5724-1 Moderate: Thunderbird DoS and Code Exec Issues

Several security issues were fixed in Thunderbird.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5724-1 November 11, 2022 thunderbird vulnerabilities ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 22.10 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 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, bypass Content Security Policy (CSP) or other security restrictions, or execute arbitrary code. These issues only affect Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-3266, CVE-2022-40956, CVE-2022-40957, CVE-2022-40958, CVE-2022-40959, CVE-2022-40960, CVE-2022-40962) Multiple security issues were discovered in the Matrix SDK bundled with Thunderbird. An attacker could potentially exploit these in order to impersonate another user. These issues only affect Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-39236, CVE-2022-39249, CVE-2022-39250, CVE-2022-39251) 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, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-42927, CVE-2022-42928, CVE-2022-42929, CVE-2022-42932) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.10: thunderbird 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.22.10.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: thunderbird 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: thunderbird 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: thunderbird 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 After a standard system update you need to restart Thunderbird to make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5724-1 CVE-2022-3266, CVE-2022-39236, CVE-2022-39249, CVE-2022-39250, CVE-2022-39251, CVE-2022-40956, CVE-2022-40957, CVE-2022-40958, CVE-2022-40959, CVE-2022-40960, CVE-2022-40962, CVE-2022-42927, CVE-2022-42928, CVE-2022-42929, CVE-2022-42932 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.22.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 . Several vulnerabilities in Thunderbird impact Ubuntu LTS. Urgent patches rolled out to safeguard against possible threats.. Thunderbird Security, Ubuntu Advisory, Mail Client Exploits, Security Risks. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Nov 11, 2022 Ubuntu