# ALSA-2025:0281: thunderbird security update

ALSA-2025:0281, released January 13, 2025, fixes 7 CVEs in thunderbird (version 128.6.0-3.el8_10.alma.1). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2025-0281
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Jan 13, 2025
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2025-0242, high severity)
- CVEs: 7, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2025:0281

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [thunderbird](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/thunderbird.md) | almalinux 8 | 128.6.0-3.el8_10.alma.1 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2025-0242](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-0242.md) | High | Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 134, Thunderbird 134, Firefox ESR 115.19, Firefox ESR 128.6, Thunderbird 115.19, and Thunderbird 128.6 | 8.8 | 0.1472 |  |
| [CVE-2025-0241](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-0241.md) | High | Memory corruption when using JavaScript Text Segmentation | 7.7 | 0.0073 |  |
| [CVE-2025-0243](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-0243.md) | High | Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 134, Thunderbird 134, Firefox ESR 128.6, and Thunderbird 128.6 | 7.5 | 0.0025 |  |
| [CVE-2025-0238](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-0238.md) | Routine | Use-after-free when breaking lines in text | 6.5 | 0.0079 |  |
| [CVE-2025-0240](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-0240.md) | Routine | Compartment mismatch when parsing JavaScript JSON module | 6.5 | 0.0067 |  |
| [CVE-2025-0237](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-0237.md) | Routine | WebChannel APIs susceptible to confused deputy attack | 6.8 | 0.0060 |  |
| [CVE-2025-0239](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-0239.md) | Routine | Alt-Svc ALPN validation failure when redirected | 5.4 | 0.0023 |  |

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