Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified and fixed in Mozilla Thunderbird as packaged by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4. These include sandbox escapes due to use-after-free and undefined behavior in the Graphics Canvas2D component, a same-origin policy bypass in the Layout component, memory safety bugs, information disclosure in the Networking Cache component, incorrect boundary conditions in the JavaScript GC component, and an integer overflow in the SVG component. The vulnerabilities affect Thunderbird versions prior to 140.3. A security update is available to address these issues.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This Red Hat security advisory addresses several vulnerabilities in Mozilla Thunderbird, specifically in versions prior to 140.3 as distributed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4. The fixed issues include sandbox escapes caused by use-after-free and invalid pointer dereferences in the Graphics Canvas2D component (CVE-2025-10527, CVE-2025-10528), a same-origin policy bypass in the Layout component (CVE-2025-10529), memory safety bugs fixed in Thunderbird ESR 140.3 (CVE-2025-10537), information disclosure in the Networking Cache component (CVE-2025-10536), incorrect boundary conditions in the JavaScript GC component (CVE-2025-10532), and an integer overflow in the SVG component (CVE-2025-10533). These vulnerabilities collectively pose risks including sandbox escape, information disclosure, and bypass of security policies. The advisory confirms that patches are available and should be applied.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could allow attackers to escape the sandbox environment, bypass same-origin policy restrictions, cause memory corruption, and disclose sensitive information. These issues could potentially lead to unauthorized code execution or data leakage within the Thunderbird mail client. The overall security impact is rated as Important by Red Hat, and the severity is assessed as high. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A security update for Thunderbird is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4, specifically version 140.3 and later. Users should apply the update provided by Red Hat to remediate these vulnerabilities. Refer to Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:17341 and the update instructions at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed patching guidance. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official update.
Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update
Description
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified and fixed in Mozilla Thunderbird as packaged by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4. These include sandbox escapes due to use-after-free and undefined behavior in the Graphics Canvas2D component, a same-origin policy bypass in the Layout component, memory safety bugs, information disclosure in the Networking Cache component, incorrect boundary conditions in the JavaScript GC component, and an integer overflow in the SVG component. The vulnerabilities affect Thunderbird versions prior to 140.3. A security update is available to address these issues.
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Technical Analysis
This Red Hat security advisory addresses several vulnerabilities in Mozilla Thunderbird, specifically in versions prior to 140.3 as distributed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4. The fixed issues include sandbox escapes caused by use-after-free and invalid pointer dereferences in the Graphics Canvas2D component (CVE-2025-10527, CVE-2025-10528), a same-origin policy bypass in the Layout component (CVE-2025-10529), memory safety bugs fixed in Thunderbird ESR 140.3 (CVE-2025-10537), information disclosure in the Networking Cache component (CVE-2025-10536), incorrect boundary conditions in the JavaScript GC component (CVE-2025-10532), and an integer overflow in the SVG component (CVE-2025-10533). These vulnerabilities collectively pose risks including sandbox escape, information disclosure, and bypass of security policies. The advisory confirms that patches are available and should be applied.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could allow attackers to escape the sandbox environment, bypass same-origin policy restrictions, cause memory corruption, and disclose sensitive information. These issues could potentially lead to unauthorized code execution or data leakage within the Thunderbird mail client. The overall security impact is rated as Important by Red Hat, and the severity is assessed as high. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A security update for Thunderbird is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4, specifically version 140.3 and later. Users should apply the update provided by Red Hat to remediate these vulnerabilities. Refer to Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:17341 and the update instructions at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed patching guidance. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:17341
- Cve Count
- 7
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-10528","CVE-2025-10529","CVE-2025-10532","CVE-2025-10533","CVE-2025-10536","CVE-2025-10537"]
Threat ID: 6a419cb327e9c79719abc59b
Added to database: 06/28/2026, 22:14:11 UTC
Last enriched: 08/22/2026, 22:22:51 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 38
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