1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2558-1

USN-2558-1: Mailman vulnerability

Publication date

7 April 2015

Overview

Mailman could be made to run programs if it processed a specially crafted list name.

Releases

Packages

  • mailman - Powerful, web-based mailing list manager

Details

It was discovered that Mailman incorrectly handled special characters
in list names. A local attacker could use this issue to perform a path
traversal attack and execute arbitrary code as the Mailman user.

It was discovered that Mailman incorrectly handled special characters
in list names. A local attacker could use this issue to perform a path
traversal attack and execute arbitrary code as the Mailman user.

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
14.10 utopic mailman –  1:2.1.18-1ubuntu0.1
14.04 trusty mailman –  1:2.1.16-2ubuntu0.1
12.04 precise mailman –  1:2.1.14-3ubuntu0.2

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