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Mageia: 2021-0182 Moderate: Apache SpamAssassin Command Exploitation

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Calendar Grey April 12, 2021
Dist Mageia Esm H88
Mitigate potential vulnerabilities in Apache SpamAssassin through the MGASA-2021-0182 patch for Mageia distributions. Prioritize your safety!
In Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.5, malicious rule configuration (.cf) files can be configured to run system commands without any output or errors

Summary

In Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.5, malicious rule configuration (.cf) files can be configured to run system commands without any output or errors. With this, exploits can be injected in a number of scenarios. In addition to upgrading to SA version 3.4.5, users should only use update channels or 3rd party .cf files from trusted places. (CVE-2020-1946)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28673

- https://spamassassin.apache.org/news.html

- https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/spamassassin/branches/3.4/build/announcements/3.4.5.txt

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/24/3

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-1946

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate upgrade command injection system command mageia apache spamassassin

Resolution

SRPMS

- 7/core/spamassassin-3.4.5-1.mga7

- 7/core/spamassassin-rules-3.4.5-1.mga7

- 8/core/spamassassin-3.4.5-1.mga8

- 8/core/spamassassin-rules-3.4.5-1.mga8

Publication date: 12 Apr 2021
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0182.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2020-1946

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate upgrade command injection system command mageia apache spamassassin

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