Ubuntu alert USN-4899-1 (spamassassin)
| From: | Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com> | |
| To: | "ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com" <ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com> | |
| Subject: | [USN-4899-1] SpamAssassin vulnerability | |
| Date: | Thu, 01 Apr 2021 09:26:32 -0400 | |
| Message-ID: | <aee51577-9700-8419-bbc3-d3cfdd6701da@canonical.com> |
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4899-1 April 01, 2021 spamassassin vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 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. 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 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/spamassassin/3.4.4-1... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/spamassassin/3.4.2-0... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/spamassassin/3.4.2-0... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...