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Ubuntu Update for enigmail vulnerability USN-427-1
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Ubuntu Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-427-1
Insight
Insight
Mikhail Markin reported that enigmail incorrectly handled memory allocations for certain large encrypted attachments. This caused Thunderbird to crash and thus caused the entire message to be inaccessible.
Affected Software
Affected Software
enigmail vulnerability on Ubuntu 5.10 , Ubuntu 6.06 LTS , Ubuntu 6.10
Solution
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.