=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3322-1
June 19, 2017

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

- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Exim could be made to run programs as an administrator.

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

Details:

It was discovered that Exim did not properly deallocate memory when
processing certain command line arguments. A local attacker could use this
in conjunction with another vulnerability to possibly execute arbitrary
code and gain administrative privileges.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 17.04:
  exim4-daemon-heavy              4.88-5ubuntu1.1
  exim4-daemon-light              4.88-5ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 16.10:
  exim4-daemon-heavy              4.87-3ubuntu1.2
  exim4-daemon-light              4.87-3ubuntu1.2

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

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

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3322-1
  CVE-2017-1000369

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.88-5ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.87-3ubuntu1.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.86.2-2ubuntu2.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.82-3ubuntu2.3


Ubuntu 3322-1: Exim vulnerability

June 19, 2017
Exim could be made to run programs as an administrator.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 17.04: exim4-daemon-heavy 4.88-5ubuntu1.1 exim4-daemon-light 4.88-5ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 16.10: exim4-daemon-heavy 4.87-3ubuntu1.2 exim4-daemon-light 4.87-3ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: exim4-daemon-heavy 4.86.2-2ubuntu2.2 exim4-daemon-light 4.86.2-2ubuntu2.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: exim4-daemon-heavy 4.82-3ubuntu2.3 exim4-daemon-light 4.82-3ubuntu2.3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3322-1

CVE-2017-1000369

Severity
June 19, 2017

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.88-5ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.87-3ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.86.2-2ubuntu2.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.82-3ubuntu2.3

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