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Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update

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Published: 10/06/2025 (10/06/2025, 01:30:57 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Vendor/Project: Red Hat Product Security
Product: Red Hat

Description

Multiple security vulnerabilities affecting Mozilla Thunderbird have been addressed in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 update. 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 update fixes these issues in Thunderbird ESR 140.3 and Thunderbird 143. The vulnerabilities have been rated with an overall security impact of Important by Red Hat.

Affected software

Affected versions
>=140.3.0 <140.3.1

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AILast updated: 08/22/2026, 22:22:58 UTC

Technical Analysis

This Red Hat security advisory addresses seven distinct vulnerabilities in Mozilla Thunderbird, including sandbox escapes (CVE-2025-10527, CVE-2025-10528), a same-origin policy bypass (CVE-2025-10529), memory safety bugs (CVE-2025-10537), information disclosure (CVE-2025-10536), incorrect boundary conditions in JavaScript garbage collection (CVE-2025-10532), and an integer overflow in the SVG component (CVE-2025-10533). These vulnerabilities affect the Graphics Canvas2D, Layout, JavaScript GC, Networking Cache, and SVG components of Thunderbird. The issues are fixed in Thunderbird ESR 140.3 and Thunderbird 143, with patches provided by Red Hat for their Enterprise Linux 8.2 distribution. The advisory references multiple bugzilla entries and CVEs for detailed technical information.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow attackers to escape the sandbox environment, bypass same-origin policy restrictions, cause memory safety issues, disclose sensitive information, or trigger integer overflows within the affected components of Thunderbird. This could potentially lead to unauthorized code execution or information leakage. Red Hat rates the overall security impact as Important, indicating a high risk to affected systems if unpatched.

Mitigation Recommendations

Red Hat has released an official security update for Thunderbird in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 (Advanced Update Support) that addresses all listed vulnerabilities. Users should apply the Thunderbird update to version 140.3.0-1.el8_2 or later as provided by Red Hat. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.

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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-2025:17340
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: 6a419cb327e9c79719abc5a7

Added to database: 06/28/2026, 22:14:11 UTC

Last enriched: 08/22/2026, 22:22:58 UTC

Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC

Views: 35

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