Security update for MozillaThunderbird

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4016-1
Rating: critical
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2023-5168 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2023-5169 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2023-5171 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2023-5174 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2023-5176 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2023-5217 ( SUSE ): 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2023-5217 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.3
  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP4
  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5

An update that solves six vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for MozillaThunderbird fixes the following issues:

Security fixes: - CVE-2023-5217: Fixed a heap buffer overflow in libvpx. (bsc#1215814) - CVE-2023-5168: Out-of-bounds write in FilterNodeD2D1. (bsc#1215575) - CVE-2023-5169: Out-of-bounds write in PathOps. (bsc#1215575) - CVE-2023-5171: Use-after-free in Ion Compiler. (bsc#1215575) - CVE-2023-5174: Double-free in process spawning on Windows. (bsc#1215575) - CVE-2023-5176: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 118, Firefox ESR 115.3, and Thunderbird 115.3. (bsc#1215575)

Other fixes:

  • Mozilla Thunderbird 115.3.1
  • fixed: In Unified Folders view, some folders had incorrect unified folder parent (bmo#1852525)
  • fixed: "Edit message as new" did not restore encrypted subject from selected message (bmo#1788534)
  • fixed: Importing some CalDAV calendars with yearly recurrence events caused Thunderbird to freeze (bmo#1850732)
  • fixed: Security fixes MFSA 2023-44 (bsc#1215814)
  • CVE-2023-5217 (bmo#1855550) Heap buffer overflow in libvpx
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 115.3
  • fixed: Thunderbird could not import profiles with hostname ending in dot (".") (bmo#1825374)
  • fixed: Message header was occasionally missing in message preview (bmo#1840943)
  • fixed: Setting an existing folder's type flag did not add descendant folders to the Unified Folders view (bmo#1848904)
  • fixed: Thunderbird did not always delete all temporary mail files, sometimes preventing messages from being sent (bmo#673703)
  • fixed: Status bar in Message Compose window could not be hidden (bmo#1806860)
  • fixed: Message header was intermittently missing from message preview (bmo#1840943)
  • fixed: OAuth2 did not work on some profiles created in Thunderbird 102.6.1 or earlier (bmo#1814823)
  • fixed: In Vertical View, decrypted subject lines were displayed as ellipsis ("...") in message list (bmo#1831764)
  • fixed: Condensed address preference (mail.showCondensedAddresses) did not show condensed addresses in message list (bmo#1831280)
  • fixed: Spam folder could not be assigned non-ASCII names with IMAP UTF-8 enabled (bmo#1816332)
  • fixed: Message header was not displayed until images finished loading, causing noticeable delay for messages containing large images (bmo#1851871)
  • fixed: Large SVG favicons did not display on RSS feeds (bmo#1853895)
  • fixed: Context menu items did not display a hover background color (bmo#1852732)
  • fixed: Security fixes MFSA 2023-43 (bsc#1215575)
  • CVE-2023-5168 (bmo#1846683) Out-of-bounds write in FilterNodeD2D1
  • CVE-2023-5169 (bmo#1846685) Out-of-bounds write in PathOps
  • CVE-2023-5171 (bmo#1851599) Use-after-free in Ion Compiler
  • CVE-2023-5174 (bmo#1848454) Double-free in process spawning on Windows
  • CVE-2023-5176 (bmo#1836353, bmo#1842674, bmo#1843824, bmo#1843962, bmo#1848890, bmo#1850180, bmo#1850983, bmo#1851195) Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 118, Firefox ESR 115.3, and Thunderbird 115.3
  • Add patch mozilla-fix-broken-ffmpeg.patch to fix broken build with newer binutils (bsc#1215309)
  • Fix i586 build by reducing debug info to -g1. (bsc#1210168)
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 115.2.3
  • changed: Card view and vertical layout are now default for new profiles (bmo#1849000)
  • fixed: Go - Folder menu was disabled (bmo#1849919)
  • fixed: "Tools" menu was blank when opened from compose window on macOS (bmo#1848155)
  • fixed: Deleting an attachment from a message on an IMAP server corrupted the local copy when configured with "mark as deleted" (bmo#1135434)
  • fixed: Manually entered passwords were not remembered for OAuth-authenticated accounts such as Yahoo mail (bmo#1673446)
  • fixed: Quick Filter's "Keep filters applied" did not persist after restarting Thunderbird (bmo#1846880,bmo#1849221)
  • fixed: Top-level Quick Filter settings did not persist after restart (bmo#1849249)
  • fixed: Notifications for new messages with non-ASCII characters in the subject were garbled (bmo#1842384)
  • fixed: "Mark Thread As Read" did not work when some messages in thread were already read (bmo#1850850)
  • fixed: New Groups tab in NNTP subscribe dialog id not work as expected (bmo#1848366)
  • fixed: Negative values were allowed in "Share for files larger than" field (bmo#1850281)
  • fixed: Thunderbird sometimes crashed when deleting a parent folder with subfolders (bmo#1851293)
  • fixed: "Send Message Error" appeared intermittently while Thunderbird was idle (bmo#1801668)
  • fixed: Focused but not selected messages were missing visual indication of focus in card view (bmo#1844263)
  • fixed: Notification dot did not disappear from taskbar icon on Windows after messages had already been read (bmo#1824889)
  • fixed: Multiple selected messages could not be opened simultaneously if selection included more than 19 messages (bmo#1851563)
  • fixed: Email replies received via BCC incorrectly populated From field with default identity (bmo#1851512)
  • fixed: User was not always notified of message send failures in outbox (bmo#1851542)
  • fixed: Tag dialog did not close properly after editing tag (bmo#1852414)
  • fixed: Newsgroup field in compose window did not autocomplete with suggested newsgroup names (bmo#1670457)
  • fixed: Canceling newsgroup messages did not check if sender matched user's own identity (bmo#1823274)
  • fixed: Event dialog with several invitees expanded beyond screen height (bmo#1848261)
  • fixed: Message check boxes were partially obstructed in message list (bmo#1850760)
  • unresolved: Some folders missing from Unified Folders ()

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-4016=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-4016=1
  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP4-2023-4016=1
  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP5-2023-4016=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP4-2023-4016=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP5-2023-4016=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    • MozillaThunderbird-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    • MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    • MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    • MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    • MozillaThunderbird-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    • MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    • MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    • MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x)
    • MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    • MozillaThunderbird-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    • MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    • MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    • MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x)
    • MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    • MozillaThunderbird-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    • MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    • MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    • MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP4 (x86_64)
    • MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    • MozillaThunderbird-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    • MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    • MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    • MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5 (x86_64)
    • MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    • MozillaThunderbird-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    • MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    • MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    • MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1

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