SUSE-SU-2023:4016-1: critical: Security update for MozillaThunderbird

9 Oct 2023

      # Security update for MozillaThunderbird

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4016-1  
Rating: critical  
References:

  * #1210168
  * #1215309
  * #1215575
  * #1215814

Cross-References:

  * CVE-2023-5168
  * CVE-2023-5169
  * CVE-2023-5171
  * CVE-2023-5174
  * CVE-2023-5176
  * CVE-2023-5217

CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2023-5168 ( NVD ):  9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-5169 ( NVD ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-5171 ( NVD ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-5174 ( NVD ):  9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-5176 ( NVD ):  9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-5217 ( SUSE ):  8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-5217 ( NVD ):  8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5
  * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
  * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
  * SUSE Manager Server 4.3
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP4
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5

An update that solves six vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for MozillaThunderbird fixes the following issues:

Security fixes: \- CVE-2023-5217: Fixed a heap buffer overflow in libvpx.
(bsc#1215814) \- CVE-2023-5168: Out-of-bounds write in FilterNodeD2D1.
(bsc#1215575) \- CVE-2023-5169: Out-of-bounds write in PathOps. (bsc#1215575) \-
CVE-2023-5171: Use-after-free in Ion Compiler. (bsc#1215575) \- CVE-2023-5174:
Double-free in process spawning on Windows. (bsc#1215575) \- CVE-2023-5176:
Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 118, Firefox ESR 115.3, and Thunderbird
115.3. (bsc#1215575)

Other fixes:

  * Mozilla Thunderbird 115.3.1
  * fixed: In Unified Folders view, some folders had incorrect unified folder
    parent (bmo#1852525)
  * fixed: "Edit message as new" did not restore encrypted subject from selected
    message (bmo#1788534)
  * fixed: Importing some CalDAV calendars with yearly recurrence events caused
    Thunderbird to freeze (bmo#1850732)
  * fixed: Security fixes MFSA 2023-44 (bsc#1215814)
  * CVE-2023-5217 (bmo#1855550) Heap buffer overflow in libvpx
  * Mozilla Thunderbird 115.3
  * fixed: Thunderbird could not import profiles with hostname ending in dot
    (".") (bmo#1825374)
  * fixed: Message header was occasionally missing in message preview
    (bmo#1840943)
  * fixed: Setting an existing folder's type flag did not add descendant folders
    to the Unified Folders view (bmo#1848904)
  * fixed: Thunderbird did not always delete all temporary mail files, sometimes
    preventing messages from being sent (bmo#673703)
  * fixed: Status bar in Message Compose window could not be hidden
    (bmo#1806860)
  * fixed: Message header was intermittently missing from message preview
    (bmo#1840943)
  * fixed: OAuth2 did not work on some profiles created in Thunderbird 102.6.1
    or earlier (bmo#1814823)
  * fixed: In Vertical View, decrypted subject lines were displayed as ellipsis
    ("...") in message list (bmo#1831764)
  * fixed: Condensed address preference (mail.showCondensedAddresses) did not
    show condensed addresses in message list (bmo#1831280)
  * fixed: Spam folder could not be assigned non-ASCII names with IMAP UTF-8
    enabled (bmo#1816332)
  * fixed: Message header was not displayed until images finished loading,
    causing noticeable delay for messages containing large images (bmo#1851871)
  * fixed: Large SVG favicons did not display on RSS feeds (bmo#1853895)
  * fixed: Context menu items did not display a hover background color
    (bmo#1852732)
  * fixed: Security fixes MFSA 2023-43 (bsc#1215575)
  * CVE-2023-5168 (bmo#1846683) Out-of-bounds write in FilterNodeD2D1
  * CVE-2023-5169 (bmo#1846685) Out-of-bounds write in PathOps
  * CVE-2023-5171 (bmo#1851599) Use-after-free in Ion Compiler
  * CVE-2023-5174 (bmo#1848454) Double-free in process spawning on Windows
  * CVE-2023-5176 (bmo#1836353, bmo#1842674, bmo#1843824, bmo#1843962,
    bmo#1848890, bmo#1850180, bmo#1850983, bmo#1851195) Memory safety bugs fixed
    in Firefox 118, Firefox ESR 115.3, and Thunderbird 115.3
  * Add patch mozilla-fix-broken-ffmpeg.patch to fix broken build with newer
    binutils (bsc#1215309)
  * Fix i586 build by reducing debug info to -g1. (bsc#1210168)
  * Mozilla Thunderbird 115.2.3
  * changed: Card view and vertical layout are now default for new profiles
    (bmo#1849000)
  * fixed: Go - Folder menu was disabled (bmo#1849919)
  * fixed: "Tools" menu was blank when opened from compose window on macOS
    (bmo#1848155)
  * fixed: Deleting an attachment from a message on an IMAP server corrupted the
    local copy when configured with "mark as deleted" (bmo#1135434)
  * fixed: Manually entered passwords were not remembered for OAuth-
    authenticated accounts such as Yahoo mail (bmo#1673446)
  * fixed: Quick Filter's "Keep filters applied" did not persist after
    restarting Thunderbird (bmo#1846880,bmo#1849221)
  * fixed: Top-level Quick Filter settings did not persist after restart
    (bmo#1849249)
  * fixed: Notifications for new messages with non-ASCII characters in the
    subject were garbled (bmo#1842384)
  * fixed: "Mark Thread As Read" did not work when some messages in thread were
    already read (bmo#1850850)
  * fixed: New Groups tab in NNTP subscribe dialog id not work as expected
    (bmo#1848366)
  * fixed: Negative values were allowed in "Share for files larger than" field
    (bmo#1850281)
  * fixed: Thunderbird sometimes crashed when deleting a parent folder with
    subfolders (bmo#1851293)
  * fixed: "Send Message Error" appeared intermittently while Thunderbird was
    idle (bmo#1801668)
  * fixed: Focused but not selected messages were missing visual indication of
    focus in card view (bmo#1844263)
  * fixed: Notification dot did not disappear from taskbar icon on Windows after
    messages had already been read (bmo#1824889)
  * fixed: Multiple selected messages could not be opened simultaneously if
    selection included more than 19 messages (bmo#1851563)
  * fixed: Email replies received via BCC incorrectly populated From field with
    default identity (bmo#1851512)
  * fixed: User was not always notified of message send failures in outbox
    (bmo#1851542)
  * fixed: Tag dialog did not close properly after editing tag (bmo#1852414)
  * fixed: Newsgroup field in compose window did not autocomplete with suggested
    newsgroup names (bmo#1670457)
  * fixed: Canceling newsgroup messages did not check if sender matched user's
    own identity (bmo#1823274)
  * fixed: Event dialog with several invitees expanded beyond screen height
    (bmo#1848261)
  * fixed: Message check boxes were partially obstructed in message list
    (bmo#1850760)
  * unresolved: Some folders missing from Unified Folders ()

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4  
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-4016=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5  
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-4016=1

  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP4-2023-4016=1

  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP5-2023-4016=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP4-2023-4016=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP5-2023-4016=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x)
    * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x)
    * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP4 (x86_64)
    * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5 (x86_64)
    * MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1
    * MozillaThunderbird-115.3.1-150200.8.133.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5168.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5169.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5171.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5174.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5176.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5217.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1210168
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1215309
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1215575
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1215814

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