USN-5180-1: Mailman vulnerability

Publication date

7 December 2021

Overview

A system hardening measure could be bypassed.

Releases


Packages

  • mailman - Web-based mailing list manager

Details

It was discovered that Mailman incorrectly handled CSRF tokens. A remote
list member or moderator could possibly use their own token to craft an
admin request CSRF attack and set a new admin password or make other
changes.

It was discovered that Mailman incorrectly handled CSRF tokens. A remote
list member or moderator could possibly use their own token to craft an
admin request CSRF attack and set a new admin password or make other
changes.

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
18.04 bionic mailman –  1:2.1.26-1ubuntu0.6

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