1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3563-1

USN-3563-1: Mailman vulnerability

Publication date

8 February 2018

Overview

Mailman could be made to run arbitrary code.

Releases

Packages

  • mailman - Powerful, web-based mailing list manager

Details

It was discovered that Mailman incorrectly handled certain web scripts.
An attacker could possibly use this to inject arbitrary code.

It was discovered that Mailman incorrectly handled certain web scripts.
An attacker could possibly use this to inject arbitrary code.

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
17.10 artful mailman –  1:2.1.23-1ubuntu0.2
16.04 xenial mailman –  1:2.1.20-1ubuntu0.3
14.04 trusty mailman –  1:2.1.16-2ubuntu0.5

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