Ubuntu alert USN-8242-2 (postfixadmin)

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[USN-8242-2] PostfixAdmin vulnerability
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Thu, 07 May 2026 20:43:59 +0000
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8242-2
May 07, 2026

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

- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Summary:

PostfixAdmin could be made to run malicious JavaScript in the user's
browser if it received specially crafted input.

Software Description:
- postfixadmin: Virtual mail hosting interface for Postfix

Details:

USN-8242-1 fixed a vulnerability in CiviCRM. This update provides the
corresponding fix for PostfixAdmin.

Original advisory details:

Takuya Aramaki discovered that Smarty, vendored in CiviCRM, did not
properly escape JavaScript code. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to conduct a cross-site scripting attack.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  postfixadmin                    3.3.13-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8242-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8242-1
  CVE-2023-28447


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