Buffer Underflow Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:140.9.1-1.el9_7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-THUNDERBIRD-15856411
  • published31 Mar 2026
  • disclosed26 Mar 2026

Introduced: 26 Mar 2026

NewCVE-2026-33636  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-124  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 thunderbird to version 0:140.9.1-1.el9_7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:8459.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream thunderbird package and not the thunderbird package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

LIBPNG is a reference library for use in applications that read, create, and manipulate PNG (Portable Network Graphics) raster image files. In versions 1.6.36 through 1.6.55, an out-of-bounds read and write exists in libpng's ARM/AArch64 Neon-optimized palette expansion path. When expanding 8-bit paletted rows to RGB or RGBA, the Neon loop processes a final partial chunk without verifying that enough input pixels remain. Because the implementation works backward from the end of the row, the final iteration dereferences pointers before the start of the row buffer (OOB read) and writes expanded pixel data to the same underflowed positions (OOB write). This is reachable via normal decoding of attacker-controlled PNG input if Neon is enabled. Version 1.6.56 fixes the issue.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1