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Debian exim4 Important Privilege Escalation Vuln DSA-6400-1

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Calendar Grey July 24, 2026
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Two critical vulnerabilities in Exim4 on Debian may allow local privilege escalation. Upgrade recommended for security.
Debian Security Advisory DSA-6400-1 addressed two vulnerabilities in Exim that could lead to privilege escalation for local attackers, recommending an upgrade to version 4.98.2-1+d...
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Summary

For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in
version 4.98.2-1+deb13u4.

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/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-2026-66140 CVE-2026-66141

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