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Alma Linux: CVE-2021-43528: Important: thunderbird security update (ALSA-2021-5045)

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Alma Linux: CVE-2021-43528: Important: thunderbird security update (ALSA-2021-5045)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
12/08/2021
Created
05/05/2022
Added
05/04/2022
Modified
05/04/2022

Description

Thunderbird unexpectedly enabled JavaScript in the composition area. The JavaScript execution context was limited to this area and did not receive chrome-level privileges, but could be used as a stepping stone to further an attack with other vulnerabilities. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.4.0.

Solution(s)

  • alma-upgrade-thunderbird

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