OpenSMTPD could be made to run programs as root if it received specially crafted input over the network.
It was discovered that OpenSMTPD incorrectly verified the sender’s or receiver’s e-mail addresses under certain conditions. An attacker could use this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands as root.
5 February 2020
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
OpenSMTPD could be made to run programs as root if it received specially crafted input over the network.
It was discovered that OpenSMTPD incorrectly verified the sender’s or receiver’s e-mail addresses under certain conditions. An attacker could use this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands as root.
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 update will make all the necessary changes.
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