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Oracle Linux 8 : thunderbird (ELSA-2025-21881)

high Nessus Plugin ID 276498

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2025-21881 advisory.

 [140.5.0-2.0.1]
 - Fix prefs for new nss [Orabug: 37079820]
 - Add Oracle prefs file

 [140.5.0]
 - Add OpenELA debranding

 [140.5.0-2]
 - Update to 140.5.0 ESR

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected thunderbird package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-21881.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 276498

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-21881.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/22/2025

Updated: 11/22/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-13020

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:thunderbird

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/20/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/11/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-13012, CVE-2025-13013, CVE-2025-13014, CVE-2025-13015, CVE-2025-13016, CVE-2025-13017, CVE-2025-13018, CVE-2025-13019, CVE-2025-13020