Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 700
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 700

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and 18.10: USN-4010-1 Moderate: Exim Command Execution

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Exim could be made to run commands if it received specially crafted network traffic.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4010-1
June 05, 2019

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

- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

Exim could be made to run commands if it received specially crafted network
traffic.

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

Details:

It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled certain decoding
operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary commands.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.10:
  exim4-daemon-heavy              4.91-6ubuntu1.1
  exim4-daemon-light              4.91-6ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  exim4-daemon-heavy              4.90.1-1ubuntu1.2
  exim4-daemon-light              4.90.1-1ubuntu1.2

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4010-1
  CVE-2019-10149

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.91-6ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.90.1-1ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and 18.10: USN-4010-1 Moderate: Exim Command Execution

ubuntu
Calendar Grey June 5, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Certain vulnerabilities in Exim may allow command execution through malformed network packets. Regular updates are crucial for maintaining the security of Ubuntu installations.
Exim could be made to run commands if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.10: exim4-daemon-heavy 4.91-6ubuntu1.1 exim4-daemon-light 4.91-6ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: exim4-daemon-heavy 4.90.1-1ubuntu1.2 exim4-daemon-light 4.90.1-1ubuntu1.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4010-1

CVE-2019-10149

June 05, 2019

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.91-6ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.90.1-1ubuntu1.2

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.

Related News

Your message here