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Debian 9 DLA-2650-1 Critical: Exim4 Escalation and Code Execution

debian lts
Calendar Grey May 5, 2021
Dist Debian Esm H88
The Debian LTS Advisory DLA-2651-1 addresses security vulnerabilities in Exim, aimed at resolving local privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution concerns.
The Qualys Research Labs reported several vulnerabilities in Exim, a mail transport agent, which could result in local privilege escalation and remote code execution
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Summary

The Qualys Research Labs reported several vulnerabilities in Exim, a mail
transport agent, which could result in local privilege escalation and
remote code execution.

Details can be found in the Qualys advisory at
https://https://www.qualys.com/2021/05/04/21nails/21nails.txt


For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version
4.89-2+deb9u8.

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 LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS



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Package: exim4
Version: 4.89-2+deb9u8
CVE ID: CVE-2020-28007 CVE-2020-28008 CVE-2020-28009

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