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Debian: DSA-4664-1 Critical: Mailman Cross Site Scripting Attack

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Calendar Grey April 26, 2020
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Security patch addresses a cross-site scripting flaw in Mailman web archives, ensuring enhanced protection for Debian users.
Hanno Boeck discovered that it was possible to create a cross site scripting attack on the webarchives of the Mailman mailing list manager, by sending a special type of attachement

Summary

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed
in version 1:2.1.23-1+deb9u5.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:2.1.29-1+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your mailman packages.

For the detailed security status of mailman please refer to
its security tracker page at:


Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: mailman
CVE ID: CVE-2020-12137

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