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Arch Linux: 201909-3 Critical: Exim Arbitrary Command Execution

Calendar Sep 11, 2019 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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security advisory critical exim arbitrary execution arch linux
The package exim before version 4.92.2-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary command execution. 
Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201909-3
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Severity: Critical
Date    : 2019-09-06
CVE-ID  : CVE-2019-15846
Package : exim
Type    : arbitrary command execution
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1037

Summary
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The package exim before version 4.92.2-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary
command execution.

Resolution
=========
Upgrade to 4.92.2-1.

# pacman -Syu "exim>=4.92.2-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 4.92.2.

Workaround
=========
None.

Description
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Exim before 4.92.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as
root via a trailing backslash.

Impact
=====
A remote attacker is able to execute arbitrary commands with root
privileges.

References
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https://exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-15846.txt
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2019-15846