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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3565-1
February 12, 2018
exim4 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:
Exim could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially
crafted network traffic.
Software Description:
– exim4: Exim is a mail transport agent
Details:
Meh Chang discovered that Exim incorrectly handled memory in certain
decoding operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Exim
to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 17.10:
exim4-daemon-heavy 4.89-5ubuntu1.3
exim4-daemon-light 4.89-5ubuntu1.3
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
exim4-daemon-heavy 4.86.2-2ubuntu2.3
exim4-daemon-light 4.86.2-2ubuntu2.3
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
exim4-daemon-heavy 4.82-3ubuntu2.4
exim4-daemon-light 4.82-3ubuntu2.4
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3565-1
CVE-2018-6789
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.89-5ubuntu1.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.86.2-2ubuntu2.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.82-3ubuntu2.4
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