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Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update

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High
Published: 09/08/2025 (09/08/2025, 08:05:44 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Vendor/Project: Red Hat Product Security
Product: Red Hat

Description

Mozilla Thunderbird is a standalone mail and newsgroup client. Security Fix(es): * firefox: thunderbird: Denial-of-service due to out-of-memory in the Graphics: WebRender component (CVE-2025-9182) * thunderbird: firefox: Sandbox escape due to invalid pointer in the Audio/Video: GMP component (CVE-2025-9179) * thunderbird: firefox: Same-origin policy bypass in the Graphics: Canvas2D component (CVE-2025-9180) * thunderbird: firefox: Uninitialized memory in the JavaScript Engine component (CVE-2025-9181) * thunderbird: firefox: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 115.27, Firefox ESR 128.14, Thunderbird ESR 128.14, Firefox ESR 140.2, Thunderbird ESR 140.2, Firefox 142 and Thunderbird 142 (CVE-2025-9185) 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.

Affected software

Affected versions
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2)srcthunderbird-0:128.14.0-3.el8_2.src

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AILast updated: 06/25/2026, 06:31:56 UTC

Technical Analysis

This Red Hat security advisory addresses five vulnerabilities in Mozilla Thunderbird and related Firefox components. The issues include CVE-2025-9182 (denial-of-service via out-of-memory in Graphics: WebRender), CVE-2025-9179 (sandbox escape due to invalid pointer in Audio/Video: GMP), CVE-2025-9180 (same-origin policy bypass in Graphics: Canvas2D), CVE-2025-9181 (uninitialized memory in JavaScript Engine), and CVE-2025-9185 (memory safety bugs fixed in multiple ESR and standard releases of Firefox and Thunderbird). The vulnerabilities affect Thunderbird as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support. Red Hat has released updated Thunderbird packages (version 128.14.0-3.el8_2) that include fixes for these issues. The advisory references fixes in Firefox ESR 115.27, 128.14, 140.2, and Thunderbird ESR 128.14, 140.2, and standard releases 142.

Potential Impact

The vulnerabilities collectively could allow denial-of-service conditions, sandbox escapes, bypassing of same-origin policy, exposure of uninitialized memory, and other memory safety issues. These impact the security boundaries of the Thunderbird mail client and could lead to unauthorized code execution or information disclosure if exploited. The advisory rates the overall impact as Important (high severity). There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of this advisory.

Mitigation Recommendations

Red Hat has released updated Thunderbird packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:15437 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are specified or required 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-2025:15437
Cve Count
5
Additional Cves
["CVE-2025-9180","CVE-2025-9181","CVE-2025-9182","CVE-2025-9185"]

Threat ID: 6a3cc2994853345fc16d23d6

Added to database: 06/25/2026, 05:54:33 UTC

Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 06:31:56 UTC

Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:52 UTC

Views: 15

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