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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7066-1
October 14, 2024

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

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

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

Software Description:
- 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.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  thunderbird                     1:115.16.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  thunderbird                     1:115.16.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7066-1
  CVE-2024-9680

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:115.16.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:115.16.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ubuntu 7066-1: Thunderbird Security Advisory Updates

October 14, 2024
Thunderbird could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: Thunderbird could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - 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.

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS thunderbird 1:115.16.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS thunderbird 1:115.16.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7066-1

CVE-2024-9680

Severity
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7066-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:115.16.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:115.16.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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