Fixed at least in Xenial:
$ hardening-check /usr/lib/thunderbird/thunderbird
/usr/lib/thunderbird/thunderbird:
Position Independent Executable: yes
Stack protected: yes
Fortify Source functions: yes (some protected functions found)
Read-only relocations: yes
Immediate binding: yes
$ apt-cache policy thunderbird
thunderbird:
Installed: 1:52.2.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Candidate: 1:52.2.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Version table:
*** 1:52.2.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 500
500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages
500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64
Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
1:38.6.0+build1-0ubuntu1 500
500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
Release: 16.04
** Changed in: thunderbird (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Fix Released
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1185971
Title:
Please enable all hardening features
Status in thunderbird package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Bug description:
Thunderbird now integrates a built-in browser as well as IM
capabilities. As such, it should be built with hardening features
enabled as it's the case for both Firefox and Pidgin.
Thunderbird (missing PIE and BIND_NOW):
$ hardening-check /usr/lib/thunderbird/thunderbird
/usr/lib/thunderbird/thunderbird:
Position Independent Executable: no, normal executable!
Stack protected: yes
Fortify Source functions: yes (some protected functions found)
Read-only relocations: yes
Immediate binding: no not found!
Firefox:
$ hardening-check /usr/lib/firefox/firefox
/usr/lib/firefox/firefox:
Position Independent Executable: yes
Stack protected: yes
Fortify Source functions: yes (some protected functions found)
Read-only relocations: yes
Immediate binding: yes
Pidgin:
$ hardening-check /usr/bin/pidgin
/usr/bin/pidgin:
Position Independent Executable: yes
Stack protected: yes
Fortify Source functions: yes (some protected functions found)
Read-only relocations: yes
Immediate binding: yes
Additional informations:
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
Release: 12.04
$ apt-cache policy thunderbird
thunderbird:
Installed: 17.0.6+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
Candidate: 17.0.6+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
Version table:
*** 17.0.6+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 0
500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main amd64
Packages
500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security/main amd64
Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
11.0.1+build1-0ubuntu2 0
500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: thunderbird 17.0.6+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-44.69-generic 3.2.44
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-44-generic x86_64
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.2
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: CONEXANT Analog [CONEXANT Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: simon 4033 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20130510125938
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf2620000 irq 44'
Mixer name : 'Intel IbexPeak HDMI'
Components : 'HDA:14f15069,17aa214c,00100302
HDA:80862804,17aa21b5,00100000'
Controls : 26
Simple ctrls : 8
Card29.Amixer.info:
Card hw:29 'ThinkPadEC'/'ThinkPad Console Audio Control at EC reg 0x30, fw
6IHT43WW-1.18'
Mixer name : 'ThinkPad EC 6IHT43WW-1.18'
Components : ''
Controls : 1
Simple ctrls : 1
Card29.Amixer.values:
Simple mixer control 'Console',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [on]
Channel: Unavailable
CurrentDmesg: dmesg: klogctl failed: Operation not permitted
Date: Thu May 30 15:03:52 2013
ForcedLayersAccel: False
MarkForUpload: True
MostRecentCrashID: bp-fb66e348-31a9-40cf-b705-211802130411
Plugins: Shockwave Flash - /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so
(adobe-flashplugin)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=17.0.6/20130510125938 (In use)
RelatedPackageVersions: adobe-flashplugin 11.2.202.285-0precise1
RfKill:
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: thunderbird
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 09/26/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 6IET84WW (1.44 )
dmi.board.name: 2516CTO
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr6IET84WW(1.44):bd09/26/2012:svnLENOVO:pn2516CTO:pvrThinkPadT410:rvnLENOVO:rn2516CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 2516CTO
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T410
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
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