exim4 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Exim could be made to run programs as an administrator if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Software Description
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
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
exim4-daemon-heavy - 4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm1
exim4-daemon-light - 4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Exim could be made to run programs as an administrator if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Software Description
- exim4 - Exim is a mail transport agent
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
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
exim4-daemon-heavy - 4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm1
exim4-daemon-light - 4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Continue reading...
