Gentoo: GLSA-201601-04: OpenSMTPD: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenSMTPD. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All OpenSMTPD users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-mta/opensmtpd-5.7.3_p1"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201601-04
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenSMTPD, the worst allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Background
OpenSMTPD is a lightweight but featured SMTP daemon from OpenBSD.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 mail-mta/opensmtpd < 5.7.3_p1 >= 5.7.3_p1
Impact
===== A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.