Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 485
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 485

Ubuntu 20.04: USN-4899-1 Critical Risk: SpamAssassin Remote Code Execution

ubuntu
Calendar Grey April 1, 2021
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Uncover essential information regarding the significant vulnerability found within SpamAssassin on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, along with guidance on how to apply necessary updates.
SpamAssassin could be made to run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

SpamAssassin could be made to run programs if it opened a specially crafted

file.

Software Description:

- spamassassin: Perl-based spam filter using text analysis

Details:

Damian Lukowski discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled certain CF

files. If a user or automated system were tricked into using a specially-crafted CF file, a remote attacker could possibly run arbitrary code.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security issue critical software update remote code execution ubuntu spamassassin

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  spamassassin                    3.4.4-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  spamassassin                    3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.5

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  spamassassin                    3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.5

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4899-1

CVE-2020-1946

Severity
critical
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

April 01, 2021

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security issue critical software update remote code execution ubuntu spamassassin

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/spamassassin/3.4.4-1ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/spamassassin/3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/spamassassin/3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.5

Get the latest News and Insights

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

Your message here