1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4028-1

USN-4028-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities

Publication date

20 June 2019

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Thunderbird.

Releases

Packages

  • thunderbird - Mozilla Open Source mail and newsgroup client

Details

Multiple memory safety 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.

Multiple memory safety 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.

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
19.04 disco thunderbird –  1:60.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.19.04.1
18.10 cosmic thunderbird –  1:60.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.10.1
18.04 bionic thunderbird –  1:60.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
16.04 xenial thunderbird –  1:60.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

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