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14 November 2022

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2022.5859
                  USN-5724-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
                             14 November 2022

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           Thunderbird
Publisher:         Ubuntu
Operating System:  Ubuntu
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2022-42932 CVE-2022-42929 CVE-2022-42928
                   CVE-2022-42927 CVE-2022-40962 CVE-2022-40960
                   CVE-2022-40959 CVE-2022-40958 CVE-2022-40957
                   CVE-2022-40956 CVE-2022-39251 CVE-2022-39250
                   CVE-2022-39249 CVE-2022-39236 CVE-2022-3266

Original Bulletin: 
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5724-1

Comment: CVSS (Max):  None available when published

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USN-5724-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
11 November 2022

Several security issues were fixed in Thunderbird.
Releases

  o Ubuntu 22.10
  o Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  o Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Packages

  o thunderbird - Mozilla Open Source mail and newsgroup client

Details

Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an
attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service,
bypass Content Security Policy (CSP) or other security restrictions, or
execute arbitrary code. These issues only affect Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu
20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. ( CVE-2022-3266 , CVE-2022-40956 ,
CVE-2022-40957 , CVE-2022-40958 , CVE-2022-40959 , CVE-2022-40960 ,
CVE-2022-40962 )

Multiple security issues were discovered in the Matrix SDK bundled with
Thunderbird. An attacker could potentially exploit these in order to
impersonate another user. These issues only affect Ubuntu 18.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. ( CVE-2022-39236 , CVE-2022-39249 ,
CVE-2022-39250 , CVE-2022-39251 )

Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an
attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service,
obtain sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2022-42927 ,
CVE-2022-42928 , CVE-2022-42929 , CVE-2022-42932 )

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:

Ubuntu 22.10

  o thunderbird - 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.22.10.1

Ubuntu 22.04

  o thunderbird - 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04

  o thunderbird - 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ubuntu 18.04

  o thunderbird - 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

After a standard system update you need to restart Thunderbird to make
all the necessary changes.

References

  o CVE-2022-40956
  o CVE-2022-39236
  o CVE-2022-42928
  o CVE-2022-39251
  o CVE-2022-40962
  o CVE-2022-42927
  o CVE-2022-39249
  o CVE-2022-3266
  o CVE-2022-42932
  o CVE-2022-40958
  o CVE-2022-40957
  o CVE-2022-40960
  o CVE-2022-39250
  o CVE-2022-42929
  o CVE-2022-40959

Related notices

  o USN-5649-1 : firefox-locale-cak, firefox-locale-vi, firefox-locale-mn,
    firefox-locale-ca, firefox-locale-hsb, firefox-locale-ms,
    firefox-locale-my, firefox-locale-kab, firefox-locale-kk,
    firefox-locale-en, firefox-locale-uk, firefox-locale-nb, firefox-locale-hr,
    firefox-locale-gn, firefox-locale-cs, firefox-locale-sk, firefox-locale-ka,
    firefox-locale-zh-hans, firefox-geckodriver, firefox-locale-bn,
    firefox-locale-hu, firefox-locale-ml, firefox-locale-cy, firefox-locale-mr,
    firefox-locale-sv, firefox-locale-sq, firefox-locale-sl, firefox-locale-hi,
    firefox-locale-pa, firefox-locale-zu, firefox-locale-fa, firefox-locale-lv,
    firefox-locale-km, firefox-locale-zh-hant, firefox-locale-nl,
    firefox-locale-et, firefox-locale-bs, firefox-locale-he, firefox-locale-uz,
    firefox-locale-te, firefox-locale-el, firefox, firefox-locale-fy,
    firefox-locale-it, firefox-locale-ar, firefox-locale-be, firefox-locale-kn,
    firefox-locale-mai, firefox-locale-fi, firefox-locale-ku,
    firefox-locale-or, firefox-locale-oc, firefox-locale-es, firefox-locale-ta,
    firefox-locale-af, firefox-locale-bg, firefox-locale-gl, firefox-locale-lt,
    firefox-locale-ja, firefox-locale-ia, firefox-locale-an, firefox-locale-si,
    firefox-locale-ru, firefox-locale-gu, firefox-locale-hy, firefox-locale-th,
    firefox-locale-eu, firefox-dev, firefox-locale-da, firefox-locale-xh,
    firefox-locale-nn, firefox-locale-sw, firefox-locale-szl,
    firefox-locale-ur, firefox-locale-tr, firefox-locale-az, firefox-locale-is,
    firefox-locale-de, firefox-mozsymbols, firefox-locale-ko,
    firefox-locale-ne, firefox-locale-nso, firefox-locale-fr,
    firefox-locale-ga, firefox-locale-lg, firefox-locale-sr, firefox-locale-pl,
    firefox-locale-mk, firefox-locale-ro, firefox-locale-pt, firefox-locale-eo,
    firefox-locale-gd, firefox-locale-as, firefox-locale-csb,
    firefox-locale-br, firefox-locale-id, firefox-locale-ast
  o USN-5709-1 : firefox-locale-cak, firefox-locale-vi, firefox-locale-mn,
    firefox-locale-ca, firefox-locale-hsb, firefox-locale-ms,
    firefox-locale-my, firefox-locale-kab, firefox-locale-kk,
    firefox-locale-en, firefox-locale-uk, firefox-locale-nb, firefox-locale-hr,
    firefox-locale-gn, firefox-locale-cs, firefox-locale-sk, firefox-locale-ka,
    firefox-locale-zh-hans, firefox-geckodriver, firefox-locale-bn,
    firefox-locale-hu, firefox-locale-ml, firefox-locale-cy, firefox-locale-mr,
    firefox-locale-sv, firefox-locale-sq, firefox-locale-sl, firefox-locale-hi,
    firefox-locale-pa, firefox-locale-zu, firefox-locale-fa, firefox-locale-lv,
    firefox-locale-km, firefox-locale-zh-hant, firefox-locale-nl,
    firefox-locale-et, firefox-locale-bs, firefox-locale-he, firefox-locale-uz,
    firefox-locale-te, firefox-locale-el, firefox, firefox-locale-fy,
    firefox-locale-it, firefox-locale-ar, firefox-locale-be, firefox-locale-kn,
    firefox-locale-mai, firefox-locale-fi, firefox-locale-ku,
    firefox-locale-or, firefox-locale-oc, firefox-locale-es, firefox-locale-ta,
    firefox-locale-af, firefox-locale-bg, firefox-locale-gl, firefox-locale-lt,
    firefox-locale-ja, firefox-locale-ia, firefox-locale-an, firefox-locale-si,
    firefox-locale-ru, firefox-locale-gu, firefox-locale-hy, firefox-locale-th,
    firefox-locale-eu, firefox-dev, firefox-locale-da, firefox-locale-xh,
    firefox-locale-nn, firefox-locale-sw, firefox-locale-szl,
    firefox-locale-ur, firefox-locale-tr, firefox-locale-az, firefox-locale-is,
    firefox-locale-de, firefox-mozsymbols, firefox-locale-ko,
    firefox-locale-ne, firefox-locale-nso, firefox-locale-fr,
    firefox-locale-ga, firefox-locale-lg, firefox-locale-sr, firefox-locale-pl,
    firefox-locale-mk, firefox-locale-ro, firefox-locale-pt, firefox-locale-eo,
    firefox-locale-gd, firefox-locale-as, firefox-locale-csb,
    firefox-locale-br, firefox-locale-id, firefox-locale-ast

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