Security
Security
A vulnerability in sendmail could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information.
| Package | mail-mta/sendmail on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 8.14.9 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 8.14.9 |
sendmail is a widely-used Mail Transport Agent (MTA).
The sm_close_on_exec function in conf.c has arguments in the wrong order.
A local attacker could get access to unintended high-numbered file descriptors via a specially crafted program.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All sendmail users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-mta/sendmail-8.14.9"
Release date
December 22, 2014
Latest revision
December 22, 2014: 1
Severity
normal
Exploitable
local
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