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Debian DSA-5728-1: Exim4 Critical Update on Remote Access Flaw

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Calendar Grey July 10, 2024
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Debian has released DSA-5728-1 addressing a critical Exim4 vulnerability. Users must upgrade promptly and review configurations to ensure security.
Phillip Szelat discovered that Exim, a mail transport agent, does not properly parse a multiline RFC 2231 header filename, allowing a remote attacker to bypass a $mime_filename bas...
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security advisory bug fix remote access Debian critical update Exim4 protection flaw

Summary

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed
in version 4.94.2-7+deb11u3.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in
version 4.96-15+deb12u5.

We recommend that you upgrade your exim4 packages.

For the detailed security status of exim4 please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/exim4

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: exim4
CVE ID: CVE-2024-39929

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