Security
Security
A vulnerability in Exim may allow local users to gain root privileges.
| Package | mail-mta/exim on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 4.89-r1 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 4.89-r1 |
Exim is a message transfer agent (MTA) developed at the University of Cambridge for use on Unix systems connected to the Internet.
Exim supports the use of multiple “-p” command line arguments causing a memory leak. This could lead to a stack-clash in user-space and as result the attacker can, “clash” or “smash” the stack or another memory region, or “jump” over the stack guard-page.
A local attacker could obtain root privileges.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Exim users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-mta/exim-4.89-r1"
Release date
September 24, 2017
Latest revision
September 24, 2017: 1
Severity
normal
Exploitable
local
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