Happy Friday fellow Linux geeks! This week, important updates have been issued for Chromium, Thunderbird and LibreOffice. Read on to learn about these vulnerabilities and how to secure your system against them.
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ChromiumThe DiscoveryA security issue was discovered in the Chromium open-source web browser (CVE-2022-3723). |
ThunderbirdThe DiscoveryMultiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird (CVE-2022-42927, CVE-2022-42928, CVE-2022-42929 and CVE-2022-42932). The ImpactThese flaws could result in denial of service (DoS) or the execution of arbitrary code. The FixA Thunderbird security update has been released that fixes these vulnerabilities. We recommend that you update as soon as possible to protect against attacks and compromise and prevent disruptive downtime. Your Related Advisories:Register to Customize Your Advisories |
LibreOfficeThe DiscoveryIt was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled links using the Office URI Schemes (CVE-2022-3140). The ImpactIf a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, a remote attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary scripts. |
