USN-4268-1: OpenSMTPD vulnerability

Publication date

5 February 2020

Overview

OpenSMTPD could be made to run programs as root if it received specially crafted input over the network.


Packages

  • opensmtpd - secure, reliable, lean, and easy-to configure SMTP server

Details

It was discovered that OpenSMTPD incorrectly verified the sender's or
receiver's e-mail addresses under certain conditions. An attacker could use
this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands as root.

It was discovered that OpenSMTPD incorrectly verified the sender's or
receiver's e-mail addresses under certain conditions. An attacker could use
this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands as root.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
19.10 eoan opensmtpd –  6.0.3p1-6ubuntu0.1
18.04 bionic opensmtpd –  6.0.3p1-1ubuntu0.1

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