Ubuntu Security Update USN-8228-1: Exim vulnerabilities

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It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled parsing malformed JSON in message headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-40685) It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled processing of UTF-8 trailing characters. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2026-40686) It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled SPA authenticator input. An authenticated user could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-40687)

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