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Debian: DLA-3049-1 Critical Mailman Update: User Impersonation Risk

debian lts
Calendar Grey June 9, 2022
Dist Debian Esm H88
The latest security patch for Debian LTS addressed multiple vulnerabilities and concerns within the vital mailing list application, Mailman.
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in Mailman, a web-based mailing list manager

Summary

CVE-2021-43331

A crafted URL to the Cgi/options.py user options page can execute
arbitrary JavaScript for XSS. (Closes: #1000367)

CVE-2021-43332

The CSRF token for the Cgi/admindb.py admindb page contains an
encrypted version of the list admin password. This could
potentially be cracked by a moderator via an offline brute-force
attack.

CVE-2021-44227

A list member or moderator can get a CSRF token and craft an admin
request (using that token) to set a new admin password or make
other changes.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version
1:2.1.23-1+deb9u8.

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 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: mailman
Version: 1:2.1.23-1+deb9u8
CVE ID: CVE-2021-43331 CVE-2021-43332 CVE-2021-44227
Debian Bug: 1000367 1001685

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