Synopsis:          Important: thunderbird security update
Advisory ID:       SLSA-2021:0661-1
Issue Date:        2021-02-24
CVE Numbers:       CVE-2021-23969
                   CVE-2021-23968
                   CVE-2021-23973
                   CVE-2021-23978
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This update upgrades Thunderbird to version 78.8.0.

Security Fix(es):

* Mozilla: Content Security Policy violation report could have contained
the destination of a redirect (CVE-2021-23968)

* Mozilla: Content Security Policy violation report could have contained
the destination of a redirect (CVE-2021-23969)

* Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 86 and Firefox ESR 78.8
(CVE-2021-23978)

* Mozilla: MediaError message property could have leaked information about
cross-origin resources (CVE-2021-23973)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
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SL7
  x86_64
    thunderbird-78.8.0-1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
    thunderbird-debuginfo-78.8.0-1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team

SciLinux: SLSA-2021-0661-1 Important: thunderbird on SL7.x x86_64

This update upgrades Thunderbird to version 78.8.0

Summary

Important: thunderbird security update



Security Fixes

* Mozilla: Content Security Policy violation report could have contained the destination of a redirect (CVE-2021-23968)
* Mozilla: Content Security Policy violation report could have contained the destination of a redirect (CVE-2021-23969)
* Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 86 and Firefox ESR 78.8 (CVE-2021-23978)
* Mozilla: MediaError message property could have leaked information about cross-origin resources (CVE-2021-23973)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
SL7 x86_64 thunderbird-78.8.0-1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-78.8.0-1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
- Scientific Linux Development Team

Severity
Advisory ID: SLSA-2021:0661-1
Issued Date: : 2021-02-24
CVE Numbers: CVE-2021-23969
CVE-2021-23968
CVE-2021-23973

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