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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6468-1
November 02, 2023

thunderbird vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 23.10
- Ubuntu 23.04
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 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,
obtain sensitive information, bypass security restrictions, cross-site
tracing, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-5724, CVE-2023-5728,
CVE-2023-5730, CVE-2023-5732)

Kelsey Gilbert discovered that Thunderbird did not properly manage certain
browser prompts and dialogs due to an insufficient activation-delay. An
attacker could potentially exploit this issue to perform clickjacking.
(CVE-2023-5721)

Shaheen Fazim discovered that Thunderbird did not properly validate the URLs
open by installed WebExtension. An attacker could potentially exploit this
issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2023-5725)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 23.10:
  thunderbird                     1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.23.10.1

Ubuntu 23.04:
  thunderbird                     1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.23.04.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
  thunderbird                     1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  thunderbird                     1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6468-1
  CVE-2023-5721, CVE-2023-5724, CVE-2023-5725, CVE-2023-5728,
  CVE-2023-5730, CVE-2023-5732

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.23.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.23.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ubuntu 6468-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities

November 2, 2023
Several security issues were fixed in Thunderbird.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 23.04 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 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, obtain sensitive information, bypass security restrictions, cross-site tracing, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-5724, CVE-2023-5728, CVE-2023-5730, CVE-2023-5732) Kelsey Gilbert discovered that Thunderbird did not properly manage certain browser prompts and dialogs due to an insufficient activation-delay. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to perform clickjacking. (CVE-2023-5721) Shaheen Fazim discovered that Thunderbird did not properly validate the URLs ...

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.10: thunderbird 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.23.10.1 Ubuntu 23.04: thunderbird 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.23.04.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: thunderbird 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: thunderbird 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6468-1

CVE-2023-5721, CVE-2023-5724, CVE-2023-5725, CVE-2023-5728,

CVE-2023-5730, CVE-2023-5732

Severity
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6468-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.23.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.23.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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