uw-imap vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary
UW IMAP could be made to execute programs if it received specially crafted input.
Software Description
- uw-imap - c-client library for mail protocols - library files
Details
It was discovered that UW IMAP incorrectly handled inputs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary OS commands.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- libc-client2007e - 8:2007f~dfsg-5ubuntu0.19.04.2
- mlock - 8:2007f~dfsg-5ubuntu0.19.04.2
- uw-mailutils - 8:2007f~dfsg-5ubuntu0.19.04.2
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- libc-client2007e - 8:2007f~dfsg-5ubuntu0.18.04.2
- mlock - 8:2007f~dfsg-5ubuntu0.18.04.2
- uw-mailutils - 8:2007f~dfsg-5ubuntu0.18.04.2
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- libc-client2007e - 8:2007f~dfsg-4+deb8u1build0.16.04.1
- mlock - 8:2007f~dfsg-4+deb8u1build0.16.04.1
- uw-mailutils - 8:2007f~dfsg-4+deb8u1build0.16.04.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
from Ubuntu Security Notices https://ift.tt/33R7xqo
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