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Red Hat: RHSA-2018-2526-01 Important Mutt Code Execution Issue

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An update for mutt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, 
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====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: mutt security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2018:2526-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2526
Issue date:        2018-08-20
CVE Names:         CVE-2018-14354 CVE-2018-14357 CVE-2018-14362 
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1. Summary:

An update for mutt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability
from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x

3. Description:

Mutt is a low resource, highly configurable, text-based MIME e-mail client.
Mutt supports most e-mail storing formats, such as mbox and Maildir, as
well as most protocols, including POP3 and IMAP.

Security Fix(es):

* mutt: Remote code injection vulnerability to an IMAP mailbox
(CVE-2018-14354)

* mutt: Remote Code Execution via backquote characters (CVE-2018-14357)

* mutt: POP body caching path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2018-14362)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in
the References section.

4. Solution:

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

1602069 - CVE-2018-14354 mutt: Remote code injection vulnerability to an IMAP mailbox
1602079 - CVE-2018-14362 mutt: POP body caching path traversal vulnerability
1602915 - CVE-2018-14357 mutt: Remote Code Execution via backquote characters
6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):

Source:
mutt-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.src.rpm

i386:
mutt-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.i686.rpm
mutt-debuginfo-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.i686.rpm

x86_64:
mutt-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.x86_64.rpm
mutt-debuginfo-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):

Source:
mutt-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.src.rpm

x86_64:
mutt-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.x86_64.rpm
mutt-debuginfo-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):

Source:
mutt-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.src.rpm

i386:
mutt-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.i686.rpm
mutt-debuginfo-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.i686.rpm

ppc64:
mutt-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.ppc64.rpm
mutt-debuginfo-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.ppc64.rpm

s390x:
mutt-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.s390x.rpm
mutt-debuginfo-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
mutt-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.x86_64.rpm
mutt-debuginfo-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):

Source:
mutt-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.src.rpm

i386:
mutt-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.i686.rpm
mutt-debuginfo-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.i686.rpm

x86_64:
mutt-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.x86_64.rpm
mutt-debuginfo-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):

Source:
mutt-1.5.21-28.el7_5.src.rpm

x86_64:
mutt-1.5.21-28.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
mutt-debuginfo-1.5.21-28.el7_5.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7):

Source:
mutt-1.5.21-28.el7_5.src.rpm

x86_64:
mutt-1.5.21-28.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
mutt-debuginfo-1.5.21-28.el7_5.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):

Source:
mutt-1.5.21-28.el7_5.src.rpm

ppc64:
mutt-1.5.21-28.el7_5.ppc64.rpm
mutt-debuginfo-1.5.21-28.el7_5.ppc64.rpm

ppc64le:
mutt-1.5.21-28.el7_5.ppc64le.rpm
mutt-debuginfo-1.5.21-28.el7_5.ppc64le.rpm

s390x:
mutt-1.5.21-28.el7_5.s390x.rpm
mutt-debuginfo-1.5.21-28.el7_5.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
mutt-1.5.21-28.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
mutt-debuginfo-1.5.21-28.el7_5.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7):

Source:
mutt-1.5.21-28.el7_5.src.rpm

aarch64:
mutt-1.5.21-28.el7_5.aarch64.rpm
mutt-debuginfo-1.5.21-28.el7_5.aarch64.rpm

ppc64le:
mutt-1.5.21-28.el7_5.ppc64le.rpm
mutt-debuginfo-1.5.21-28.el7_5.ppc64le.rpm

s390x:
mutt-1.5.21-28.el7_5.s390x.rpm
mutt-debuginfo-1.5.21-28.el7_5.s390x.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7):

Source:
mutt-1.5.21-28.el7_5.src.rpm

x86_64:
mutt-1.5.21-28.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
mutt-debuginfo-1.5.21-28.el7_5.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14354
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14357
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14362
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
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Red Hat: RHSA-2018-2526-01 Important Mutt Code Execution Issue

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Calendar Grey August 20, 2018
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This notice details a critical patch for CentOS Linux tackling various vulnerabilities and enhancements.
An update for mutt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Summary

Mutt is a low resource, highly configurable, text-based MIME e-mail client. Mutt supports most e-mail storing formats, such as mbox and Maildir, as well as most protocols, including POP3 and IMAP.
Security Fix(es):
* mutt: Remote code injection vulnerability to an IMAP mailbox (CVE-2018-14354)
* mutt: Remote Code Execution via backquote characters (CVE-2018-14357)
* mutt: POP body caching path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2018-14362)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory code execution Red Hat Enterprise Linux important mutt update remote code injection issue fixed

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14354 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14357 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14362 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source: mutt-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.src.rpm
i386: mutt-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.i686.rpm mutt-debuginfo-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: mutt-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.x86_64.rpm mutt-debuginfo-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):
Source: mutt-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.src.rpm
x86_64: mutt-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.x86_64.rpm mutt-debuginfo-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source: mutt-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.src.rpm
i386: mutt-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.i686.rpm mutt-debuginfo-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.i686.rpm
ppc64: mutt-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.ppc64.rpm mutt-debuginfo-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.ppc64.rpm
s390x: mutt-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.s390x.rpm mutt-debuginfo-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.s390x.rpm
x86_64: mutt-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.x86_64.rpm mutt-debuginfo-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):
Source: mutt-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.src.rpm
i386: mutt-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.i686.rpm mutt-debuginfo-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: mutt-1.5.20-9.20091214hg736b6a.el6.x86_64.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2018:2526-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2526
Issue date: 2018-08-20

Topic

An update for mutt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and RedHat Enterprise Linux 7.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory code execution Red Hat Enterprise Linux important mutt update remote code injection issue fixed

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x

Bugs Fixed

1602069 - CVE-2018-14354 mutt: Remote code injection vulnerability to an IMAP mailbox

1602079 - CVE-2018-14362 mutt: POP body caching path traversal vulnerability

1602915 - CVE-2018-14357 mutt: Remote Code Execution via backquote characters

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