spamassassin vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
* Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
* Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in SpamAssassin.
Software Description
* spamassassin - Perl-based spam filter using text analysis
Details
USN-4237-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in SpamAssassin. This
update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and
14.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was 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. (CVE-2018-11805)
It was discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled certain
messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
SpamAssassin to consume resources, resulting in a denial of
service. (CVE-2019-12420)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
spamassassin - 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
spamassassin - 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.12.04.3
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
* USN-4237-1
* CVE-2018-11805
* CVE-2019-12420
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