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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS: KMail Account Wizard Critical HTTP Risk USN-7732-1

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Calendar Grey September 3, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The recent flaw found in the KMail email client underscores critical risks within communication apps linked to obsolete protocols, necessitating immediate resolutions for information security.
KMail Account Wizard uses an insecure protocol.

Summary

KMail Account Wizard uses an insecure protocol.

Software Description:

- kmail-account-wizard: Wizard for KDE PIM applications account setup

Details:

It was discovered that KMail Account Wizard used HTTP rather than HTTPS

when retrieving certain email server configurations. An attacker could

possibly use this issue to cause email clients to use an

attacker-controlled email server.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory critical email risk HTTP kmail-account-wizard

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  accountwizard                   4:23.08.5-0ubuntu3+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  accountwizard                   4:21.12.3-0ubuntu1+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  accountwizard                   4:19.12.3-0ubuntu1+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  accountwizard                   4:17.12.3-0ubuntu1+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7732-1

CVE-2024-50624

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7732-1

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory critical email risk HTTP kmail-account-wizard

Package Information

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