[USN-4899-2] SpamAssassin vulnerability
Leonidas S. Barbosa
leo.barbosa at canonical.com
Mon Apr 12 13:01:14 UTC 2021
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4899-2
April 12, 2021
spamassassin vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Summary:
SpamAssassin could be made to run programs if it opened a specially crafted
file.
Software Description:
- spamassassin: Perl-based spam filter using text analysis
Details:
USN-4899-1 fixed a vulnerability in SpamAssassin. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
Damian Lukowski discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled certain CF
files. If a user or automated system were tricked into using a specially-
crafted CF file, a remote attacker could possibly run arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
spamassassin 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm3
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4899-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4899-1
CVE-2020-1946
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