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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2014 3:26 pm Post subject: [ GLSA 201412-32 ] sendmail: Information disclosure |
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
Title: sendmail: Information disclosure (GLSA 201412-32)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: local
Date: December 22, 2014
Bug(s): #511760
ID: 201412-32
Synopsis
A vulnerability in sendmail could allow a local attacker to obtain
sensitive information.
Background
sendmail is a widely-used Mail Transport Agent (MTA).
Affected Packages
Package: mail-mta/sendmail
Vulnerable: < 8.14.9
Unaffected: >= 8.14.9
Architectures: All supported architectures
Description
The sm_close_on_exec function in conf.c has arguments in the wrong
order.
Impact
A local attacker could get access to unintended high-numbered file
descriptors via a specially crafted program.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All sendmail users should upgrade to the latest version: Code: | # emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-mta/sendmail-8.14.9"
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References
CVE-2014-3956 |
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