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Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 6.10 / 7.04 : enigmail regression (USN-469-2)

high Nessus Plugin ID 28070

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

USN-469-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Mozilla Thunderbird email client. The updated Thunderbird version broken compatibility with the Enigmail plugin. This update corrects the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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Solution

Update the affected mozilla-thunderbird-enigmail package.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/469-2/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 28070

File Name: ubuntu_USN-469-2.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/10/2007

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mozilla-thunderbird-enigmail

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 8/28/2007

Reference Information

USN: 469-2