USN-4160-1: UW IMAP vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 19.04
• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Packages

• uw-imap - c-client library for mail protocols - library files

Details

It was discovered that UW IMAP incorrectly handled inputs. A remote attacker
could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary OS commands.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 19.04

• libc-client2007e - 8:2007f~dfsg-5ubuntu0.19.04.2
• mlock - 8:2007f~dfsg-5ubuntu0.19.04.2
• uw-mailutils - 8:2007f~dfsg-5ubuntu0.19.04.2

Ubuntu 18.04

• libc-client2007e - 8:2007f~dfsg-5ubuntu0.18.04.2
• mlock - 8:2007f~dfsg-5ubuntu0.18.04.2
• uw-mailutils - 8:2007f~dfsg-5ubuntu0.18.04.2

Ubuntu 16.04

• libc-client2007e - 8:2007f~dfsg-4+deb8u1build0.16.04.1
• mlock - 8:2007f~dfsg-4+deb8u1build0.16.04.1
• uw-mailutils - 8:2007f~dfsg-4+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2018-19518