USN-4124-2: Exim vulnerability
Publication date
16 September 2019
Overview
Exim could be made to run programs as an administrator if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Releases
Packages
- exim4 - Exim is a mail transport agent
Details
USN-4124-1 fixed a vulnerability in Exim. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled certain decoding
operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary commands.
USN-4124-1 fixed a vulnerability in Exim. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled certain decoding
operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary commands.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 14.04 trusty | exim4-daemon-light – 4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm1 | ||
| exim4-daemon-heavy – 4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm1 | |||
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