[USN-8270-1] Exim vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8270-1
May 12, 2026

exim4 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

Exim could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially
crafted network traffic.

Software Description:
- exim4: Exim is a mail transport agent

Details:

It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled BDAT body parsing. A remote
attacker could use this issue to cause Exim to crash, resulting in a denial
of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
  exim4                           4.99.1-1ubuntu1.2
  exim4-base                      4.99.1-1ubuntu1.2
  eximon4                         4.99.1-1ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 25.10
  exim4                           4.98.2-1ubuntu2.2
  exim4-base                      4.98.2-1ubuntu2.2
  eximon4                         4.98.2-1ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  exim4                           4.97-4ubuntu4.5
  exim4-base                      4.97-4ubuntu4.5
  eximon4                         4.97-4ubuntu4.5

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  exim4                           4.95-4ubuntu2.8
  exim4-base                      4.95-4ubuntu2.8
  eximon4                         4.95-4ubuntu2.8

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8270-1
  https://launchpad.net/bugs/2152202

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.99.1-1ubuntu1.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.98.2-1ubuntu2.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.97-4ubuntu4.5
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.95-4ubuntu2.8
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