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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2021-29956

OpenPGP secret keys that were imported using Thunderbird version 78.8.1 up to version 78.10.1 were stored unencrypted on the user's local disk. The master password protection was inactive for those keys. Version 78.10.2 will restore the protection mechanism for newly imported keys, and will automatically protect keys that had been imported using affected Thunderbird versions. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.10.2.

Products
thunderbird
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1:78.10.2-1
CVEs
CVE-2021-29956
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 00:21 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-29956

core-osv · Original source

Published 24 Jun 2021, 14:15 UTC

OpenPGP secret keys that were imported using Thunderbird version 78.8.1 up to version 78.10.1 were stored unencrypted on the user's local disk. The master password protection was inactive for those keys. Version 78.10.2 will restore the protection mechanism for newly imported keys, and will automatically protect keys that had been imported using affected Thunderbird versions. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.10.2.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2021-29956

thunderbird

Fixed versions: 1:78.10.2-1

thunderbird

Fixed versions: 1:78.10.2-1

thunderbird

Fixed versions: 1:78.10.2-1

Complete source record
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