1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4429-1

USN-4429-1: Evolution Data Server vulnerability

Publication date

22 July 2020

Overview

Evolution Data Server could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that Evolution Data Server incorrectly handled STARTTLS
when using SMTP and POP3. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to perform a response injection attack.

It was discovered that Evolution Data Server incorrectly handled STARTTLS
when using SMTP and POP3. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to perform a response injection attack.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to 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
20.04 focal evolution-data-server –  3.36.3-0ubuntu1.1
evolution-data-server-common –  3.36.3-0ubuntu1.1
libcamel-1.2-62 –  3.36.3-0ubuntu1.1
libebackend-1.2-10 –  3.36.3-0ubuntu1.1
libedataserver-1.2-24 –  3.36.3-0ubuntu1.1
18.04 bionic evolution-data-server –  3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.3
evolution-data-server-common –  3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.3
libcamel-1.2-61 –  3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.3
libebackend-1.2-10 –  3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.3
libedataserver-1.2-23 –  3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.3
16.04 xenial evolution-data-server –  3.18.5-1ubuntu1.3
evolution-data-server-common –  3.18.5-1ubuntu1.3
libcamel-1.2-54 –  3.18.5-1ubuntu1.3
libebackend-1.2-10 –  3.18.5-1ubuntu1.3
libedataserver-1.2-21 –  3.18.5-1ubuntu1.3

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