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A spamassassin security update has been released for both Debian GNU/Linux 9 and 10 to address two vulnerabilities where malicious rule or configuration files could execute arbitrary
commands under multiple scenarios.



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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4615-1 security@debian.org
  https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso
February 01, 2020   https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : spamassassin
CVE ID : CVE-2020-1930 CVE-2020-1931
Debian Bug : 950258

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in spamassassin, a Perl-based spam
filter using text analysis. Malicious rule or configuration files,
possibly downloaded from an updates server, could execute arbitrary
commands under multiple scenarios.

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed
in version 3.4.2-1~deb9u3.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in
version 3.4.2-1+deb10u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your spamassassin packages.

For the detailed security status of spamassassin please refer to its
security tracker page at:
  https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/spamassassin

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at:   https://www.debian.org/security/