Buffer Overflow Affecting thunderbird-debuginfo package, versions <0:91.6.0-1.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-THUNDERBIRDDEBUGINFO-2950505
  • published15 Jul 2022
  • disclosed22 Dec 2022

Introduced: 15 Jul 2022

CVE-2022-22742  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 thunderbird-debuginfo to version 0:91.6.0-1.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2022-1818.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream thunderbird-debuginfo package and not the thunderbird-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

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CVSS Scores

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