Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update
Mozilla Thunderbird is a standalone mail and newsgroup client. Security Fix(es): * firefox: Spoofing issue in the Downloads Panel component (CVE-2025-14327) * firefox: Use-after-free in the JavaScript: GC component (CVE-2026-0885) * firefox: thunderbird: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 140.7, Thunderbird ESR 140.7, Firefox 147 and Thunderbird 147 (CVE-2026-0891) * firefox: Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics: CanvasWebGL component (CVE-2026-0878) * firefox: Use-after-free in the IPC component (CVE-2026-0882) * firefox: Use-after-free in the JavaScript Engine component (CVE-2026-0884) * firefox: Information disclosure in the Networking component (CVE-2026-0883) * firefox: Mitigation bypass in the DOM: Security component (CVE-2026-0877) * firefox: Spoofing issue in the DOM: Copy & Paste and Drag & Drop component (CVE-2026-0890) * firefox: Clickjacking issue, information disclosure in the PDF Viewer component (CVE-2026-0887) * firefox: Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics component (CVE-2026-0879) * firefox: Sandbox escape due to integer overflow in the Graphics component (CVE-2026-0880) * firefox: Incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics component (CVE-2026-0886) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Red Hat issued a security advisory (RHSA-2026:1414) for Mozilla Thunderbird addressing 13 vulnerabilities including CVE-2025-14327 and CVE-2026-0877 through CVE-2026-0891. These include spoofing issues, use-after-free bugs in JavaScript and IPC components, memory safety fixes, sandbox escape vulnerabilities due to incorrect boundary conditions and integer overflow in graphics components, information disclosure in networking and PDF viewer components, mitigation bypass in DOM security, and clickjacking issues. The fixes are included in Thunderbird ESR 140.7 and Thunderbird 147 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support and related variants. The advisory references detailed CVE pages for individual impact and scoring.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities collectively could allow attackers to perform spoofing, execute arbitrary code via use-after-free bugs, escape sandbox restrictions, disclose sensitive information, bypass security mitigations, and conduct clickjacking attacks. These issues affect core components of Thunderbird and Firefox ESR versions distributed by Red Hat, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and security of the mail client environment. The Red Hat advisory rates the security impact as Important.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Thunderbird packages (version 140.7.0-1.el9_4 and related) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official updates promptly to remediate the issues. For detailed update instructions, refer to Red Hat's article at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are specified beyond applying the vendor-provided patches.
Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update
Description
Mozilla Thunderbird is a standalone mail and newsgroup client. Security Fix(es): * firefox: Spoofing issue in the Downloads Panel component (CVE-2025-14327) * firefox: Use-after-free in the JavaScript: GC component (CVE-2026-0885) * firefox: thunderbird: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 140.7, Thunderbird ESR 140.7, Firefox 147 and Thunderbird 147 (CVE-2026-0891) * firefox: Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics: CanvasWebGL component (CVE-2026-0878) * firefox: Use-after-free in the IPC component (CVE-2026-0882) * firefox: Use-after-free in the JavaScript Engine component (CVE-2026-0884) * firefox: Information disclosure in the Networking component (CVE-2026-0883) * firefox: Mitigation bypass in the DOM: Security component (CVE-2026-0877) * firefox: Spoofing issue in the DOM: Copy & Paste and Drag & Drop component (CVE-2026-0890) * firefox: Clickjacking issue, information disclosure in the PDF Viewer component (CVE-2026-0887) * firefox: Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics component (CVE-2026-0879) * firefox: Sandbox escape due to integer overflow in the Graphics component (CVE-2026-0880) * firefox: Incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics component (CVE-2026-0886) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
Red Hat issued a security advisory (RHSA-2026:1414) for Mozilla Thunderbird addressing 13 vulnerabilities including CVE-2025-14327 and CVE-2026-0877 through CVE-2026-0891. These include spoofing issues, use-after-free bugs in JavaScript and IPC components, memory safety fixes, sandbox escape vulnerabilities due to incorrect boundary conditions and integer overflow in graphics components, information disclosure in networking and PDF viewer components, mitigation bypass in DOM security, and clickjacking issues. The fixes are included in Thunderbird ESR 140.7 and Thunderbird 147 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support and related variants. The advisory references detailed CVE pages for individual impact and scoring.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities collectively could allow attackers to perform spoofing, execute arbitrary code via use-after-free bugs, escape sandbox restrictions, disclose sensitive information, bypass security mitigations, and conduct clickjacking attacks. These issues affect core components of Thunderbird and Firefox ESR versions distributed by Red Hat, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and security of the mail client environment. The Red Hat advisory rates the security impact as Important.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Thunderbird packages (version 140.7.0-1.el9_4 and related) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official updates promptly to remediate the issues. For detailed update instructions, refer to Red Hat's article at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are specified beyond applying the vendor-provided patches.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:1414
- Cve Count
- 13
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-0877","CVE-2026-0878","CVE-2026-0879","CVE-2026-0880","CVE-2026-0882","CVE-2026-0883","CVE-2026-0884","CVE-2026-0885","CVE-2026-0886","CVE-2026-0887","CVE-2026-0890","CVE-2026-0891"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a27e9818dd33fbd851680ab
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 10:22:57 AM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 10:26:50 AM
Last updated: 6/10/2026, 5:14:58 AM
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