• Exim SpamAssassin vulnerability

    From bugz_ubuntu@21:4/110 to Ubuntu Users on Friday, September 18, 2020 20:10:03
    sa-exim vulnerability

    A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
    derivatives:

    * Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

    Summary

    Exim SpamAssassin could be made to execute aribitrary code if it
    received crafted .cf files/rules.

    Software Description

    * sa-exim - SpamAssassin filter for Exim

    Details

    It was discovered that Exim SpamAssassin does not properly handle
    configuration strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue
    to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-19920)

    Update instructions

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

    Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
    sa-exim - 4.2.1-14+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

    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

    * CVE-2019-19920

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