Description
If a Thunderbird user has previously imported Alice's OpenPGP key, and Alice has extended the validity period of her key, but Alice's updated key has not yet been imported, an attacker may send an email containing a crafted version of Alice's key with an invalid subkey, Thunderbird might subsequently attempt to use the invalid subkey, and will fail to send encrypted email to Alice. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.9.1.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | unspecified – < 78.9.1 | 78.9.1 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | thunderbird | 1:78.10.0-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | thunderbird | 1:78.10.0-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | thunderbird | 1:78.10.0-1 | — |
| Debian 10 | thunderbird | 1:78.10.0-1~deb10u1 | DSA-4897-1 |
| Debian 9 | thunderbird | 1:78.10.0-1~deb9u1 | DLA-2632-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | thunderbird | 1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 | USN-4995-1 |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | thunderbird | 1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 | USN-4995-2 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 8 | thunderbird | 78.9.1-1.el8_3 | RHSA-2021:1193 |
| RHEL 7 | thunderbird | 78.9.1-1.el7_9 | RHSA-2021:1192 |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 8.2 EUS | thunderbird | 78.9.1-1.el8_2 | RHSA-2021:1201 |
| RHEL 8.1 EUS | thunderbird | 78.9.1-1.el8_1 | RHSA-2021:1190 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP2 | MozillaThunderbird | 78.9.1-8.20.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:1167-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaThunderbird | 91.1.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10601-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.2 | MozillaThunderbird | 78.9.1-lp152.2.38.1 | openSUSE-SU-2021:0580-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 | thunderbird | 78.10.0-1.amzn2.0.1 | ALAS2-2021-1644 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 8 | thunderbird | 78.9.1-1.0.1.el8_3 | ELSA-2021-1193 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | thunderbird | 78.9.1-1.0.1.el7_9 | ELSA-2021-1192 |
Advisories 14
- RHSA-2021:1192 Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- USN-4995-2 thunderbird vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
- USN-4995-1 thunderbird vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
- DSA-4897-1 thunderbird - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-2632-1 thunderbird - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2021:1167-1 Security update for MozillaThunderbird SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2021:0580-1 Security update for MozillaThunderbird SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- RHSA-2021:1201 Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 22, 2025
- RHSA-2021:1193 Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 22, 2025
- RHSA-2021:1190 Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 22, 2025
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10601-1 MozillaThunderbird-91.1.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025
- ALAS2-2021-1644 Important: thunderbird security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · May 24, 2021
- ELSA-2021-1193 Moderate: thunderbird security update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Apr 15, 2021
- ELSA-2021-1192 Moderate: thunderbird security update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Apr 15, 2021