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Ubuntu 16.10 USN-3164-1 Critical Exim DKIM Key Leak Advisory

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Exim could be made to expose private DKIM signing keys.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3164-1
January 05, 2017

exim4 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

Exim could be made to expose private DKIM signing keys.

Software Description:
- exim4: Exim is a mail transport agent

Details:

Bjoern Jacke discovered that Exim incorrectly handled DKIM keys. In certain
configurations, private DKIM signing keys could be leaked to the log files.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.10:
  exim4-daemon-heavy              4.87-3ubuntu1.1
  exim4-daemon-light              4.87-3ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  exim4-daemon-heavy              4.86.2-2ubuntu2.1
  exim4-daemon-light              4.86.2-2ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  exim4-daemon-heavy              4.82-3ubuntu2.2
  exim4-daemon-light              4.82-3ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  exim4-daemon-heavy              4.76-3ubuntu3.4
  exim4-daemon-light              4.76-3ubuntu3.4

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3164-1
  CVE-2016-9963

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.87-3ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.86.2-2ubuntu2.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.82-3ubuntu2.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.76-3ubuntu3.4


Ubuntu 16.10 USN-3164-1 Critical Exim DKIM Key Leak Advisory

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The Exim flaw has resulted in the exposure of DKIM keys. Learn more about the Ubuntu update guidelines and the versions impacted.
Exim could be made to expose private DKIM signing keys.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.10: exim4-daemon-heavy 4.87-3ubuntu1.1 exim4-daemon-light 4.87-3ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: exim4-daemon-heavy 4.86.2-2ubuntu2.1 exim4-daemon-light 4.86.2-2ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: exim4-daemon-heavy 4.82-3ubuntu2.2 exim4-daemon-light 4.82-3ubuntu2.2 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: exim4-daemon-heavy 4.76-3ubuntu3.4 exim4-daemon-light 4.76-3ubuntu3.4 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3164-1

CVE-2016-9963

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January 05, 2017

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.87-3ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.86.2-2ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.82-3ubuntu2.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.76-3ubuntu3.4

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