ESB-2021.1213 – [Ubuntu] SpamAssassin: Execute arbitrary code/commands – Remote/unauthenticated

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2021.1213
                  USN-4899-2: SpamAssassin vulnerability
                               13 April 2021

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           SpamAssassin
Publisher:         Ubuntu
Operating System:  Ubuntu
Impact/Access:     Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2020-1946  

Reference:         ESB-2021.1136
                   ESB-2021.1124

Original Bulletin: 
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4899-2

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USN-4899-2: SpamAssassin vulnerability
12 April 2021

SpamAssassin could be made to run programs if it opened a specially crafted
file.
Releases

  o Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

  o spamassassin - Perl-based spam filter using text analysis

Details

USN-4899-1 fixed a vulnerability in SpamAssassin. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Damian Lukowski discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled certain CF
files. If a user or automated system were tricked into using a specially-
crafted CF file, a remote attacker could possibly run arbitrary code.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:

Ubuntu 14.04

  o spamassassin - 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm3

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  o CVE-2020-1946

Related notices

  o USN-4899-1 : spamassassin

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