QID 240145

Date Published: 2022-03-15

QID 240145: Red Hat Update for thunderbird (RHSA-2022:0850)

mozilla thunderbird is a standalone mail and newsgroup client.

Security Fix(es):
  • mozilla: use-after-free in xslt parameter processing (cve-2022-26485)
  • mozilla: use-after-free in webgpu ipc framework (cve-2022-26486)
  • expat: malformed 2- and 3-byte utf-8 sequences can lead to arbitrary code execution (cve-2022-25235)
  • expat: namespace-separator characters in "xmlns[:prefix]" attribute values can lead to arbitrary code execution (cve-2022-25236)
  • expat: integer overflow in storerawnames() (cve-2022-25315)
  • mozilla: use-after-free in text reflows (cve-2022-26381)
  • mozilla: browser window spoof using fullscreen mode (cve-2022-26383)
  • mozilla: iframe allow-scripts sandbox bypass (cve-2022-26384)
  • mozilla: time-of-check time-of-use bug when verifying add-on signatures (cve-2022-26387)
  • thunderbird: crafted email could trigger an out-of-bounds write (cve-2022-0566)
  • mozilla: temporary files downloaded to /tmp and accessible by other local users (cve-2022-26386)

Affected Products:

  • Red Hat enterprise linux server 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat enterprise linux workstation 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat enterprise linux desktop 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat enterprise linux for power, little endian 7 ppc64le



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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2022:0850 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2022:0850 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0850