GLSA 201812-07: SpamAssassin: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	SpamAssassin: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	12/15/2018
Bugs:	#666348
ID:	201812-07

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in SpamAssassin, the worst of which may lead to remote code execution.

Background

SpamAssassin is an extensible email filter used to identify junk email.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
mail-filter/spamassassin	< 3.4.2-r2	>= 3.4.2-r2	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All SpamAssassin users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      ">=mail-filter/spamassassin-3.4.2-r2"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201812-07.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.