Thunderbird 128.2 Update: Squashing Bugs or Just a Glitchy Makeover?
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 128.2 include high-impact issues like CVE-2024-8394, which could cause a crash when aborting OTR chat verification, and CVE-2024-8385, involving WASM type confusion. Thunderbird users, update now to stay protected!
Hot Take:
Thunderbird’s latest update is like a digital exterminator, squashing bugs before they can crawl into your inbox. But honestly, with names like “mis-colored cross-compartment objects,” these bugs sound more like avant-garde art projects than security threats!
Key Points:
– **CVE-2024-8394:** A bug in OTR chat verification could cause a crash.
– **CVE-2024-8385:** Type confusion in WASM involving ArrayTypes.
– **CVE-2024-8381:** Type confusion in property name lookups within “with” blocks.
– **CVE-2024-8382:** Internal event interfaces exposed to web content.
– **CVE-2024-8384:** Garbage collection error could lead to memory corruption.