DSA 722-1: New smail packages fix arbitrary code execution
Posted on: 05/09/2005 09:00 AM
New smail packages are available for Debian GNU/Linux
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA 722-1 security@debian.org http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze May 9th, 2005 http://www.debian.org/security/faq ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Package : smail Vulnerability : buffer overflow Problem-Type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CAN-2005-0892 Debian Bug : 301428
A buffer overflow has been discovered in Smail, an electronic mail transport system, which allows remote attackers and local users to execute arbitrary code.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 3.2.0.114-4woody1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 3.2.0.115-7.
We recommend that you upgrade your smail package.
Upgrade Instructions ---------------------
wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below:
apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages
You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration.
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody ---------------------------------