USN-4366-1: Exim vulnerability
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4366-1
May 19, 2020
exim4 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Summary:
Exim could be made to access sensitive information or bypass
authentication if it received a specially crafted input.
Software Description:
- exim4: Exim is a mail transport agent
Details:
It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An remote attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive
information or authentication bypass.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
exim4-base 4.93-13ubuntu1.1
exim4-daemon-heavy 4.93-13ubuntu1.1
exim4-daemon-light 4.93-13ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 19.10:
exim4-base 4.92.1-1ubuntu3.1
exim4-daemon-heavy 4.92.1-1ubuntu3.1
exim4-daemon-light 4.92.1-1ubuntu3.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
exim4-base 4.90.1-1ubuntu1.5
exim4-daemon-heavy 4.90.1-1ubuntu1.5
exim4-daemon-light 4.90.1-1ubuntu1.5
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
exim4-base 4.86.2-2ubuntu2.6
exim4-daemon-heavy 4.86.2-2ubuntu2.6
exim4-daemon-light 4.86.2-2ubuntu2.6
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
exim4-base 4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm2
exim4-daemon-heavy 4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm2
exim4-daemon-light 4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm2
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4366-1
CVE-2020-12783
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.93-13ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.92.1-1ubuntu3.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.90.1-1ubuntu1.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.86.2-2ubuntu2.6
An Exim security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS, 19.10, 18.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS, and 14.04 ESM.