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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200808-12 (postfix)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.2
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200808-12.
Insight
Insight
Postfix incorrectly checks the ownership of a mailbox, allowing, in certain circumstances, to append data to arbitrary files on a local system with root privileges.
Solution
Solution
All Postfix users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=mail-mta/postfix-2.5.3-r1' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200808-12 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232642 http://article.gmane.org/gmane.mail.postfix.announce/110