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Debian: DSA-5887-1: exim4 Security Advisory Updates

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Calendar Grey March 26, 2025
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Exim4 security advisory for Debian addresses a critical use-after-free issue leading to privilege escalation risks.
It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability in Exim4, a mail transport agent, may result in privilege escalation for a local attacker
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Summary

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in
version 4.96-15+deb12u7.

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-2025-30232

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security advisory security issue privilege escalation Debian use-after-free exim4

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