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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS USN-2340-1 Critical Procmail Denial Of Service

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formail could be made to crash or run programs if it processed specially crafted mail.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2340-1
September 04, 2014

procmail vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

formail could be made to crash or run programs if it processed specially
crafted mail.

Software Description:
- procmail: Versatile e-mail processor

Details:

Tavis Ormandy discovered that the formail tool incorrectly handled certain
malformed mail headers. An attacker could use this flaw to cause formail to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  procmail                        3.22-21ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  procmail                        3.22-19ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  procmail                        3.22-18ubuntu1.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2340-1
  CVE-2014-3618

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/procmail/3.22-21ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/procmail/3.22-19ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/procmail/3.22-18ubuntu1.1


Ubuntu 14.04 LTS USN-2340-1 Critical Procmail Denial Of Service

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2341-1 pertains to a postfix flaw impacting several LTS iterations and message processing.
formail could be made to crash or run programs if it processed specially crafted mail.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: procmail 3.22-21ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: procmail 3.22-19ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: procmail 3.22-18ubuntu1.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2340-1

CVE-2014-3618

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September 04, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/procmail/3.22-21ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/procmail/3.22-19ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/procmail/3.22-18ubuntu1.1

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