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Ubuntu 23.04: USN-6374-1 Critical: Mutt Input Crash Risk

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Calendar Grey September 14, 2023
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Mutt could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

Mutt could be made to crash if it received specially crafted

input.

Software Description:

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

Details:

It was discovered that Mutt incorrectly handled certain email header

content. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted message,

a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of

service. (CVE-2023-4874, CVE-2023-4875)

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.04:
   mutt                            2.2.9-1ubuntu0.23.04.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   mutt                            2.1.4-1ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   mutt                            1.13.2-1ubuntu0.6

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   mutt                            1.9.4-3ubuntu0.6+esm1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   mutt                            1.5.24-1ubuntu0.6+esm3
   mutt-patched                    1.5.24-1ubuntu0.6+esm3

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

References

 

  CVE-2023-4874, CVE-2023-4875

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6374-1

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Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutt/2.2.9-1ubuntu0.23.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutt/2.1.4-1ubuntu1.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutt/1.13.2-1ubuntu0.6

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