1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-7066-1

USN-7066-1: Thunderbird vulnerability

Publication date

14 October 2024

Overview

Thunderbird could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • thunderbird - Mozilla Open Source mail and newsgroup client

Details

Damien Schaeffer discovered that Thunderbird did not properly manage
certain memory operations when processing content in the Animation
timelines. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to achieve
arbitrary code execution.

Damien Schaeffer discovered that Thunderbird did not properly manage
certain memory operations when processing content in the Animation
timelines. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to achieve
arbitrary code execution.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will 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
22.04 jammy thunderbird –  1:115.16.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
20.04 focal thunderbird –  1:115.16.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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