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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS USN-3719-1 Critical: Mutt Remote Code Execution

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Several security issues were fixed in Mutt.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3719-1
July 23, 2018

mutt vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Mutt.

Software Description:
- mutt: text-based mailreader supporting MIME, GPG, PGP and threading

Details:

It was discovered that Mutt incorrectly handled certain requests.
An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-14350, CVE-2018-14352, CVE-2018-14354, CVE-2018-14359,
CVE-2018-14358, CVE-2018-14353 ,CVE-2018-14357)

It was discovered that Mutt incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this to access or expose sensitive
information. (CVE-2018-14355, CVE-2018-14356, CVE-2018-14351,
CVE-2018-14362, CVE-2018-14349)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  mutt                            1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  mutt                            1.5.24-1ubuntu0.1
  mutt-patched                    1.5.24-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  mutt                            1.5.21-6.4ubuntu2.2
  mutt-patched                    1.5.21-6.4ubuntu2.2

After a standard system update you need to restart mutt to make all the
necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3719-1
  CVE-2018-14349, CVE-2018-14350, CVE-2018-14351, CVE-2018-14352,
  CVE-2018-14353, CVE-2018-14354, CVE-2018-14355, CVE-2018-14356,
  CVE-2018-14357, CVE-2018-14358, CVE-2018-14359, CVE-2018-14362

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutt/1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutt/1.5.24-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutt/1.5.21-6.4ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS USN-3719-1 Critical: Mutt Remote Code Execution

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Calendar Grey July 23, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A number of critical security flaws have been addressed in Mutt, posing significant threats for unauthorized code execution and potential leakage of private data.
Several security issues were fixed in Mutt.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:   mutt                            1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:   mutt                            1.5.24-1ubuntu0.1   mutt-patched                    1.5.24-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:   mutt                            1.5.21-6.4ubuntu2.2   mutt-patched                    1.5.21-6.4ubuntu2.2 After a standard system update you need to restart mutt to make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3719-1

  CVE-2018-14349, CVE-2018-14350, CVE-2018-14351, CVE-2018-14352,

  CVE-2018-14353, CVE-2018-14354, CVE-2018-14355, CVE-2018-14356,

  CVE-2018-14357, CVE-2018-14358, CVE-2018-14359, CVE-2018-14362

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July 23, 2018

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutt/1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutt/1.5.24-1ubuntu0.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutt/1.5.21-6.4ubuntu2.2

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