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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3563-1
February 08, 2018
mailman vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 17.10
– Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Mailman could be made to run arbitrary code.
Software Description:
– mailman: Powerful, web-based mailing list manager
Details:
It was discovered that Mailman incorrectly handled certain web scripts.
An attacker could possibly use this to inject arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 17.10:
mailman 1:2.1.23-1ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
mailman 1:2.1.20-1ubuntu0.3
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
mailman 1:2.1.16-2ubuntu0.5
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3563-1
CVE-2018-5950
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mailman/1:2.1.23-1ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mailman/1:2.1.20-1ubuntu0.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mailman/1:2.1.16-2ubuntu0.5
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