USN-3563-1: Mailman vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3563-1
8th February, 2018
mailman vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
Mailman could be made to run arbitrary code.
Software description
- mailman
– Powerful, web-based mailing list manager
Details
It was discovered that Mailman incorrectly handled certain web scripts.
An attacker could possibly use this to inject arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 17.10:
-
mailman
1:2.1.23-1ubuntu0.2
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
-
mailman
1:2.1.20-1ubuntu0.3
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
mailman
1:2.1.16-2ubuntu0.5
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.
References
Source: USN-3563-1: Mailman vulnerability
