Gentoo Linux: GLSA-201812-07 Normal: SpamAssassin Remote Code Execution
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December 15, 2018
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in SpamAssassin, the worst of which may lead to remote code execution.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in SpamAssassin. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Resolution
All SpamAssassin users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=mail-filter/spamassassin-3.4.2-r2"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2016-1238 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1238 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-15705 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15705 [ 3 ] CVE-2018-11780 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11780 [ 4 ] CVE-2018-11781 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11781
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-07
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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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Severity: Normal
Title: SpamAssassin: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 15, 2018
Bugs: #666348
ID: 201812-07
Background
SpamAssassin is an extensible email filter used to identify junk email.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 mail-filter/spamassassin
< 3.4.2-r2 >= 3.4.2-r2
Impact
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A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, or
cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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