Description
The olm_session_describe function in Matrix libolm before 3.2.7 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow. The Olm session object represents a cryptographic channel between two parties. Therefore, its state is partially controllable by the remote party of the channel. Attackers can construct a crafted sequence of messages to manipulate the state of the receiver's session in such a way that, for some buffer sizes, a buffer overflow happens on a call to olm_session_describe. Furthermore, safe buffer sizes were undocumented. The overflow content is partially controllable by the attacker and limited to ASCII spaces and digits. The known affected products are Element Web And SchildiChat Web.
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 | olm | 3.2.8~dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 14 | thunderbird | 1:91.4.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | olm | 3.2.8~dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | thunderbird | 1:91.4.1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | olm | 3.2.8~dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | thunderbird | 1:91.4.1-1 | — |
| Debian 11 | thunderbird | 1:91.4.1-1~deb11u1 | DSA-5034-1 |
| Debian 10 | thunderbird | 1:91.4.1-1~deb10u1 | DSA-5034-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 9 | thunderbird | 1:91.4.1-1~deb9u1 | DLA-2874-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | olm | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | olm | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | olm | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | olm +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | olm +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | thunderbird | 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu1 | — |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | node-matrix-js-sdk | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | thunderbird | 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | USN-5248-1 |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | olm | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | thunderbird | 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | USN-5248-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | olm | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP3 | MozillaThunderbird | 91.4.1-8.48.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0058-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP3 | zabbix | 4.0.38-bp153.2.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2022:0058-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaThunderbird | 91.4.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:11698-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | MozillaThunderbird | 91.4.1-8.48.1 | openSUSE-SU-2022:0058-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | zabbix | 4.0.38-bp153.2.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2022:0058-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | element-web | 1.9.7-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | element-web | 1.9.7-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | thunderbird | 91.4.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | element-web | 1.9.7-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | thunderbird | 91.4.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | element-web | 1.9.7-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | thunderbird | 91.4.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | element-web | 1.9.7-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | thunderbird | 91.4.1-r0 | — |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | element-web | 1.9.7-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.19 | thunderbird | 91.4.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | element-web | 1.9.7-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | thunderbird | 91.4.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | riot-web | 1.9.7-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | thunderbird | 91.4.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | riot-web | 1.9.7-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | thunderbird | 91.4.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | riot-web | 1.9.7-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | riot-web | 1.9.7-r0 | — |
Advisories 6
- USN-5248-1 thunderbird vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 27, 2026
- DSA-5034-1 thunderbird - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-2874-1 thunderbird - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:0058-1 Security update for MozillaThunderbird SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:11698-1 MozillaThunderbird-91.4.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2022:0058-1 Security update for MozillaThunderbird SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026