# Security update for MozillaThunderbird

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:4148-1  
Release Date: 2024-12-03T09:10:23Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1233650
  * bsc#1233695

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2024-11691
  * CVE-2024-11692
  * CVE-2024-11693
  * CVE-2024-11694
  * CVE-2024-11695
  * CVE-2024-11696
  * CVE-2024-11697
  * CVE-2024-11698
  * CVE-2024-11699

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2024-11691 ( NVD ):  8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-11692 ( NVD ):  4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2024-11693 ( NVD ):  9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-11694 ( NVD ):  6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2024-11695 ( NVD ):  5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2024-11696 ( NVD ):  5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2024-11697 ( NVD ):  8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-11698 ( NVD ):  9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-11699 ( NVD ):  8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6

  
  
An update that solves nine vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for MozillaThunderbird fixes the following issues:

  * Mozilla Thunderbird 128.5
  * fixed: IMAP could crash when reading cached messages
  * fixed: Enabling "Show Folder Size" on Maildir profile could render
    Thunderbird unusable
  * fixed: Messages corrupted by folder compaction were only fixed by user
    intervention
  * fixed: Reading a message from past the end of an mbox file did not cause an
    error
  * fixed: View -> Folders had duplicate F access keys
  * fixed: Add-ons adding columns to the message list could fail and cause
    display issue
  * fixed: "Empty trash on exit" and "Expunge inbox on exit" did not always work
  * fixed: Selecting a display option in View -> Tasks did not apply in the Task
    interface
  * fixed: Security fixes MFSA 2024-68 (bsc#1233695)
  * CVE-2024-11691 Out-of-bounds write in Apple GPU drivers via WebGL
  * CVE-2024-11692 Select list elements could be shown over another site
  * CVE-2024-11693 Download Protections were bypassed by .library-ms files on
    Windows
  * CVE-2024-11694 CSP Bypass and XSS Exposure via Web Compatibility Shims
  * CVE-2024-11695 URL Bar Spoofing via Manipulated Punycode and Whitespace
    Characters
  * CVE-2024-11696 Unhandled Exception in Add-on Signature Verification
  * CVE-2024-11697 Improper Keypress Handling in Executable File Confirmation
    Dialog
  * CVE-2024-11698 Fullscreen Lock-Up When Modal Dialog Interrupts Transition on
    macOS
  * CVE-2024-11699 Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 133, Thunderbird 133,
    Firefox ESR 128.5, and Thunderbird 128.5

  * Handle upstream changes with esr-prefix of desktop-file (bsc#1233650)

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5  
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-4148=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2024-4148=1

  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP5-2024-4148=1

  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP6-2024-4148=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP5-2024-4148=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP6-2024-4148=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x)
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x)
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5 (x86_64)
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6 (x86_64)
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11691.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11692.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11693.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11694.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11695.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11696.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11697.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11698.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11699.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233650
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233695

openSUSE: 2024:4148-1 important: MozillaThunderbird Advisory Security Update

December 3, 2024

Description

This update for MozillaThunderbird fixes the following issues: * Mozilla Thunderbird 128.5 * fixed: IMAP could crash when reading cached messages * fixed: Enabling "Show Folder Size" on Maildir profile could render Thunderbird unusable * fixed: Messages corrupted by folder compaction were only fixed by user intervention * fixed: Reading a message from past the end of an mbox file did not cause an error * fixed: View -> Folders had duplicate F access keys * fixed: Add-ons adding columns to the message list could fail and cause display issue * fixed: "Empty trash on exit" and "Expunge inbox on exit" did not always work * fixed: Selecting a display option in View -> Tasks did not apply in the Task interface * fixed: Security fixes MFSA 2024-68 (bsc#1233695) * CVE-2024-11691 Out-of-bounds write in Apple GPU drivers via WebGL * CVE-2024-11692 Select list elements could be shown over another site * CVE-2024-11693 Download Protections were bypa...

Read the Full Advisory

 

Patch

## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * openSUSE Leap 15.5 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-4148=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2024-4148=1 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP5-2024-4148=1 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP6-2024-4148=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP5-2024-4148=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP6-2024-4148=1


Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1 * MozillaThunderbird-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1 * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1 * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1 * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1 * MozillaThunderbird-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1 * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1 * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1 * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x) * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1 * MozillaThunderbird-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1 * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1 * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1 * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x) * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1 * MozillaThunderbird-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1 * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1 * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1 * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5 (x86_64) * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1 * MozillaThunderbird-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1 * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1 * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1 * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6 (x86_64) * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1 * MozillaThunderbird-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1 * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1 * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1 * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-128.5.0-150200.8.191.1


References

* bsc#1233650 * bsc#1233695 ## References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11691.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11692.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11693.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11694.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11695.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11696.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11697.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11698.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11699.html * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233650 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233695


Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:4148-1
Release Date: 2024-12-03T09:10:23Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.5 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 An update that solves nine vulnerabilities can now be installed.

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