[ GLSA 202012-04 ] Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities

Thomas Deutschmann <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.gentoo.announce
Organization Gentoo Foundation, Inc
Message-ID <[email protected]>
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202012-04
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities
      Date: December 07, 2020
      Bugs: #758857
        ID: 202012-04

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Thunderbird, the
worst of which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Background
==========

Mozilla Thunderbird is a popular open-source email client from the
Mozilla project.

Affected packages
=================

     -------------------------------------------------------------------
      Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
     -------------------------------------------------------------------
   1  mail-client/thunderbird      < 78.5.1                  >= 78.5.1
   2  mail-client/thunderbird-bin
                                   < 78.5.1                  >= 78.5.1
     -------------------------------------------------------------------
      2 affected packages

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Thunderbird.
Please review the referenced Mozilla Foundation Security Advisories and
CVE identifiers below for details.

Impact
======

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All Mozilla Thunderbird users should upgrade to the latest version:

   # emerge --sync
   # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/thunderbird-78.5.1"

All Mozilla Thunderbird binary users should upgrade to the latest
version:

   # emerge --sync
   # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=mail-client/thunderbird-bin-78.5.1"

References
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[  1 ] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2020-52
        https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-52/
[  2 ] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2020-53
 
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-53/#CVE-2020-26970
[  3 ] CVE-2020-15999
        https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15999
[  4 ] CVE-2020-16012
        https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16012
[  5 ] CVE-2020-26951
        https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26951
[  6 ] CVE-2020-26953
        https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26953
[  7 ] CVE-2020-26956
        https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26956
[  8 ] CVE-2020-26958
        https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26958
[  9 ] CVE-2020-26959
        https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26959
[ 10 ] CVE-2020-26960
        https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26960
[ 11 ] CVE-2020-26961
        https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26961
[ 12 ] CVE-2020-26965
        https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26965
[ 13 ] CVE-2020-26968
        https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26968
[ 14 ] CVE-2020-26970
        https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26970

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-04

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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