QID 198355

Date Published: 2021-05-12

QID 198355: Ubuntu Security Notification for Thunderbird vulnerabilities (USN-4936-1)

Thunderbird may keep key material in memory in some circumstances

A local attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain private keys
(CVE-2021-29950)

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.8 severity.
  • Solution
    Refer to Ubuntu advisory: USN-4936-1 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    USN-4936-1 Ubuntu Linux URL Logo usn.ubuntu.com/4936-1
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