GLSA 201804-06: mailx: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	mailx: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	04/08/2018
Bugs:	#533208
ID:	201804-06

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in mailx, the worst of which may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands.

Background

A utility program for sending and receiving mail, also known as a Mail User Agent program.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
mail-client/mailx	< 8.1.2.20160123	>= 8.1.2.20160123	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in mailx. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could execute arbitrary commands.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All mailx users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      ">=mail-client/mailx-8.1.2.20160123"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201804-06.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.