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High ALSA-2024:4036 7 CVEs

Important: thunderbird security update

Published Jun 20, 2024 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

Mozilla Thunderbird is a standalone mail and newsgroup client.

This update upgrades Thunderbird to version 115.12.1.

Security Fix(es):

* thunderbird: Use-after-free in networking (CVE-2024-5702)
* thunderbird: Use-after-free in JavaScript object transplant (CVE-2024-5688)
* thunderbird: External protocol handlers leaked by timing attack (CVE-2024-5690)
* thunderbird: Sandboxed iframes were able to bypass sandbox restrictions to open a new window (CVE-2024-5691)
* thunderbird: Cross-Origin Image leak via Offscreen Canvas (CVE-2024-5693)
* thunderbird: Memory Corruption in Text Fragments (CVE-2024-5696)
* thunderbird: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 127, Firefox ESR 115.12, and Thunderbird 115.12 (CVE-2024-5700)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 8 thunderbird 115.12.1-1.el8_10.alma.1

Vulnerabilities 7

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5688
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5690
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5691
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5693
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5696
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5700
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5702
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2291394
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2291395
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2291396
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2291397
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2291399
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2291400
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2291401
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2024-4036.html