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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3811-3
December 05, 2018
spamassassin vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in SpamAssassin.
Software Description:
– spamassassin: Perl-based spam filter using text analysis
Details:
USN-3811-1 fixed a vulnerability in spamassassin. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled the PDFInfo
plugin. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-11780)
It was discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled meta rule
syntax. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-11781)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
spamassassin 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.12.04.2
This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3811-3
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3811-1
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