QID 239417

Date Published: 2021-06-14

QID 239417: Red Hat Update for thunderbird (RHSA-2021:2261)

Mozilla Thunderbird is a standalone mail and newsgroup client.This update upgrades Thunderbird to version 78.11.0.

Security Fix(es): Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 89 and Firefox ESR 78.11 (CVE-2021-29967) Mozilla: Thunderbird stored OpenPGP secret keys without master password protection (CVE-2021-29956) Mozilla: Partial protection of inline OpenPGP message not indicated (CVE-2021-29957)

Affected Products:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.2 x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 8.2 x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.2 ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.2 x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 8.2 aarch64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (for IBM Power LE) - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.2 ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.2 x86_64

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

On successful exploitation, it could allow an attacker to execute code.

  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • Solution
    Upgrade to the latest packages which contain a patch. Refer to Applying Package Updates to RHEL system for details.

    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2021:2261 to address this issue and obtain more information.

    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 239417

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2021:2261 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:2261?language=en
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