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Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update

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High
Published: 06/05/2025 (06/05/2025, 17:16:29 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Vendor/Project: Red Hat Product Security
Product: Red Hat

Description

Multiple security vulnerabilities affecting Mozilla Thunderbird in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 have been addressed in an important security update. These include out-of-bounds access issues, clickjacking vulnerabilities potentially leaking saved payment card details, local code execution risks via the 'Copy as cURL' command, memory safety bugs, and improper isolation of script execution error handling from web content. The update fixes these issues to improve the security posture of Thunderbird on affected Red Hat platforms.

Affected software

redhat/thunderbird
pkg:rpm/redhat/thunderbird
Affected versions
=10.*

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AI-Powered Analysis

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AILast updated: 06/27/2026, 22:30:39 UTC

Technical Analysis

Red Hat Product Security issued an important security advisory (RHSA-2025:8608) for Mozilla Thunderbird on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, addressing nine CVEs related to memory safety, out-of-bounds access, clickjacking, and script execution isolation. The vulnerabilities include CVE-2025-4918 and CVE-2025-4919 (out-of-bounds access), CVE-2025-5267 (clickjacking leading to potential leakage of saved payment card details), CVE-2025-5264 (potential local code execution in the 'Copy as cURL' command), and several memory safety bugs (CVE-2025-5268, CVE-2025-5269), among others. The advisory provides updated Thunderbird packages for various Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 architectures and support levels. Detailed CVSS scores and impact specifics are available on the referenced CVE pages. The update is rated as important by Red Hat and is intended to remediate these security issues.

Potential Impact

The vulnerabilities collectively could allow attackers to cause out-of-bounds memory access, potentially leading to crashes or arbitrary code execution, leak sensitive information such as saved payment card details via clickjacking, and exploit local code execution flaws. Memory safety bugs and improper isolation of script execution error handling increase the risk of unauthorized code execution or information disclosure within the Thunderbird client. These issues affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected systems running Thunderbird on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.

Mitigation Recommendations

Red Hat has released updated Thunderbird packages addressing these vulnerabilities as part of advisory RHSA-2025:8608. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 should apply the provided security update promptly to remediate these issues. Detailed instructions and package information are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are specified beyond applying the official update.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Csaf Category
csaf_security_advisory
Csaf Version
2.0
Publisher
Red Hat Product Security
Advisory Id
RHSA-2025:8608
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: 6a4049e327e9c7971983367c

Added to database: 06/27/2026, 22:08:35 UTC

Last enriched: 06/27/2026, 22:30:39 UTC

Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:50 UTC

Views: 40

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