Issued:
2011-03-22
Updated:
2011-03-22

RHSA-2011:0374 - Important: thunderbird security and bug fix update


Synopsis

Important: thunderbird security and bug fix update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Important

Topic

An updated thunderbird package that fixes one security issue and one bug is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact.

Description

Mozilla Thunderbird is a standalone mail and newsgroup client.

This erratum blacklists a small number of HTTPS certificates. (BZ#689430)

This update also fixes the following bug:

  • The RHSA-2011:0312 and RHSA-2011:0311 updates introduced a regression, preventing some Java content and plug-ins written in Java from loading. With this update, the Java content and plug-ins work as expected. (BZ#683076)

All Thunderbird users should upgrade to this updated package, which resolves these issues. All running instances of Thunderbird must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support5.6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support5.6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support4.8x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support4.8ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support4.8i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian4ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support4.8ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems4s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems4s390
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support4.8s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support4.8s390
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation4ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation4i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server4ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server4i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI5.6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI5.6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop4i386

Updated Packages

  • thunderbird-3.1.9-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
  • thunderbird-debuginfo-3.1.9-3.el6_0.s390x.rpm
  • thunderbird-1.5.0.12-36.el4.i386.rpm
  • thunderbird-1.5.0.12-36.el4.x86_64.rpm
  • thunderbird-1.5.0.12-36.el4.ppc.rpm
  • thunderbird-2.0.0.24-15.el5_6.i386.rpm
  • thunderbird-debuginfo-3.1.9-3.el6_0.ppc64.rpm
  • thunderbird-debuginfo-3.1.9-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
  • thunderbird-2.0.0.24-15.el5_6.src.rpm
  • thunderbird-1.5.0.12-36.el4.s390.rpm
  • thunderbird-3.1.9-3.el6_0.src.rpm
  • thunderbird-3.1.9-3.el6_0.ppc64.rpm
  • thunderbird-1.5.0.12-36.el4.s390x.rpm
  • thunderbird-3.1.9-3.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
  • thunderbird-2.0.0.24-15.el5_6.x86_64.rpm
  • thunderbird-1.5.0.12-36.el4.ia64.rpm
  • thunderbird-3.1.9-3.el6_0.s390x.rpm
  • thunderbird-debuginfo-3.1.9-3.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
  • thunderbird-1.5.0.12-36.el4.src.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References


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