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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202105-26 ] SpamAssassin: Arbitrary command execution
Date: Wed, 26 May 2021 09:53:03
Message-Id: 6c58480c-f520-d239-c5c3-9db372bfe60a@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202105-26
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: SpamAssassin: Arbitrary command execution
9 Date: May 26, 2021
10 Bugs: #778002
11 ID: 202105-26
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15 Synopsis
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18 A vulnerability in SpamAssassin might allow remote attackers to execute
19 arbitrary commands.
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21 Background
22 ==========
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24 SpamAssassin is an extensible email filter used to identify junk email.
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26 Affected packages
27 =================
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 mail-filter/spamassassin
33 < 3.4.5 >= 3.4.5
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35 Description
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38 It was discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled certain CF
39 files.
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41 Impact
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44 A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system to process a
45 specially crafted CF file using SpamAssassin, possibly resulting in
46 execution of arbitrary commands with the privileges of the process or a
47 Denial of Service condition.
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49 Workaround
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52 There is no known workaround at this time.
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54 Resolution
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57 All SpamAssassin users should upgrade to the latest version:
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59 # emerge --sync
60 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-filter/spamassassin-3.4.5"
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62 References
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65 [ 1 ] CVE-2020-1946
66 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1946
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68 Availability
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71 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
72 the Gentoo Security Website:
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74 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-26
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76 Concerns?
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79 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
80 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
81 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
82 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
83 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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85 License
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88 Copyright 2021 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
89 belongs to its owner(s).
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91 The contents of this document are licensed under the
92 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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94 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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