Multiple cross-site scripting flaws were discovered in mailman. A malicious list administrator could exploit this to execute arbitrary JavaScript, potentially stealing user credentials.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
15 March 2008
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Multiple cross-site scripting flaws were discovered in mailman. A malicious list administrator could exploit this to execute arbitrary JavaScript, potentially stealing user credentials.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.
NOTE: Due to an internal release testing mistake, earlier published mailman versions 1:2.1.9-4ubuntu1.1 (for Ubuntu 7.04) and 1:2.1.9-8ubuntu0.1 (for Ubuntu 7.10) accidentally included an incorrect patch and caused a regression, as reported in https://launchpad.net/bugs/202332
This update includes fixes for the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Vulmon