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[slackware-security] mozilla-thunderbird

2023-09-1402:32:34
Slackware Linux Project
www.slackware.com
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slackware
mozilla-thunderbird
security fix
heap buffer overflow
cve-2023-4863
upgrade
installation instructions

CVSS3

8.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.644

Percentile

97.9%

New mozilla-thunderbird packages are available for Slackware 15.0, and -current
to fix a security issue.

Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:

patches/packages/mozilla-thunderbird-115.2.2-i686-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This release contains a security fix for a critical heap buffer overflow.
For more information, see:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/115.2.2/releasenotes/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-40/
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2023-4863
(* Security fix *)

Where to find the new packages:

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project! :-)

Also see the “Get Slack” section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/mozilla-thunderbird-115.2.2-i686-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/mozilla-thunderbird-115.2.2-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/xap/mozilla-thunderbird-115.2.2-i686-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/xap/mozilla-thunderbird-115.2.2-x86_64-1.txz

MD5 signatures:

Slackware 15.0 package:
9cd9ca4c381383b3d88799c98d23a17e mozilla-thunderbird-115.2.2-i686-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
a93aef1e0c56169d641cbd248b19b7c4 mozilla-thunderbird-115.2.2-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
53338cf15ec0f21ad5f40b4d2fdb12ab xap/mozilla-thunderbird-115.2.2-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
472596d9552e73c524abfb530bed9a1b xap/mozilla-thunderbird-115.2.2-x86_64-1.txz

Installation instructions:

Upgrade the package as root:
> upgradepkg mozilla-thunderbird-115.2.2-i686-1_slack15.0.txz

CVSS3

8.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.644

Percentile

97.9%