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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

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 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.

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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

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical email risk HTTP kmail-account-wizard

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