USN-4141-1: Exim vulnerability
28 September 2019
Exim could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Releases
Packages
- exim4 - Exim is a mail transport agent
Details
It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled certain string 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 19.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.