Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in Mozilla Thunderbird as packaged by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 AUS. These include out-of-bounds memory access, clickjacking, local code execution potential, memory safety bugs, and improper isolation of script execution errors. The issues affect Thunderbird's handling of Promise objects, linear sum optimizations, script events, and the 'Copy as cURL' command. Red Hat has issued an important security advisory with updates addressing these vulnerabilities.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Red Hat Product Security released an advisory (RHSA-2025:8631) for Mozilla Thunderbird addressing nine CVEs related to memory safety and security issues. The vulnerabilities include out-of-bounds access when resolving Promise objects (CVE-2025-4918) and optimizing linear sums (CVE-2025-4919), a clickjacking vulnerability that could leak saved payment card details (CVE-2025-5267), potential local code execution via the 'Copy as cURL' command (CVE-2025-5264), multiple memory safety bugs (CVE-2025-5268, CVE-2025-5269), leakage of cross-origin resource status through script element events (CVE-2025-5266), and improper isolation of error handling for script execution from web content (CVE-2025-5263). The advisory applies to Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS 8.2 x86_64. Detailed CVSS scores and impact specifics are available on the CVE pages referenced by Red Hat. The update is rated as important by Red Hat Product Security.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities collectively could lead to memory corruption, information leakage (including sensitive payment card details), and potential local code execution within the Thunderbird client. These issues undermine the security boundaries between web content and script execution, potentially exposing user data and enabling unauthorized actions. The severity is assessed as high by the source, indicating significant risk if exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Thunderbird packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 AUS that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as detailed in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:8631 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Since this is a traditional software package, remediation requires applying the vendor-provided update. No indication is given that no action is required or that issues are already mitigated without patching.
Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update
Description
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in Mozilla Thunderbird as packaged by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 AUS. These include out-of-bounds memory access, clickjacking, local code execution potential, memory safety bugs, and improper isolation of script execution errors. The issues affect Thunderbird's handling of Promise objects, linear sum optimizations, script events, and the 'Copy as cURL' command. Red Hat has issued an important security advisory with updates addressing these vulnerabilities.
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Technical Analysis
Red Hat Product Security released an advisory (RHSA-2025:8631) for Mozilla Thunderbird addressing nine CVEs related to memory safety and security issues. The vulnerabilities include out-of-bounds access when resolving Promise objects (CVE-2025-4918) and optimizing linear sums (CVE-2025-4919), a clickjacking vulnerability that could leak saved payment card details (CVE-2025-5267), potential local code execution via the 'Copy as cURL' command (CVE-2025-5264), multiple memory safety bugs (CVE-2025-5268, CVE-2025-5269), leakage of cross-origin resource status through script element events (CVE-2025-5266), and improper isolation of error handling for script execution from web content (CVE-2025-5263). The advisory applies to Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS 8.2 x86_64. Detailed CVSS scores and impact specifics are available on the CVE pages referenced by Red Hat. The update is rated as important by Red Hat Product Security.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities collectively could lead to memory corruption, information leakage (including sensitive payment card details), and potential local code execution within the Thunderbird client. These issues undermine the security boundaries between web content and script execution, potentially exposing user data and enabling unauthorized actions. The severity is assessed as high by the source, indicating significant risk if exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Thunderbird packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 AUS that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as detailed in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:8631 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Since this is a traditional software package, remediation requires applying the vendor-provided update. No indication is given that no action is required or that issues are already mitigated without patching.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:8631
- Cve Count
- 9
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-4919","CVE-2025-5263","CVE-2025-5264","CVE-2025-5266","CVE-2025-5267","CVE-2025-5268","CVE-2025-5269","CVE-2025-5283"]
Threat ID: 6a4049e227e9c797198330bb
Added to database: 06/27/2026, 22:08:35 UTC
Last enriched: 06/27/2026, 22:30:05 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:50 UTC
Views: 22
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