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Debian: DLA-3082-1 Critical: Exim4 Buffer Overflow and DoS Threat

debian lts
Calendar Grey August 27, 2022
Dist Debian Esm H88
Enhance security in Debian 10 by updating exim4. First, run `sudo apt update`, then upgrade with `sudo apt upgrade exim4` to fix vulnerabilities.
It was discovered that in Exim, a mail transport agent, handling an e-mail can cause a heap-based buffer overflow in some situations
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Summary

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version
4.92-8+deb10u7.

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: 4.92-8+deb10u7
CVE ID: CVE-2022-37452

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security advisory buffer overflow debian security fix critical severity exim4 doS issue

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