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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.3097
Important: spamassassin security update
12 October 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: spamassassin
Publisher: Red Hat
Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS/Desktop 7
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account
Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-11781 CVE-2017-15705
Original Bulletin:
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2916
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Red Hat. It is recommended that administrators
running spamassassin check for an updated version of the software
for their operating system.
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Important: spamassassin security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2018:2916-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2916
Issue date: 2018-10-11
CVE Names: CVE-2017-15705 CVE-2018-11781
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1. Summary:
An update for spamassassin is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability
from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x
3. Description:
The SpamAssassin tool provides a way to reduce unsolicited commercial email
(spam) from incoming email.
Security Fix(es):
* spamassassin: Certain unclosed tags in crafted emails allow for scan
timeouts and result in denial of service (CVE-2017-15705)
* spamassassin: Local user code injection in the meta rule syntax
(CVE-2018-11781)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in
the References section.
4. Solution:
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
1629521 - CVE-2017-15705 spamassassin: Certain unclosed tags in crafted emails allow for scan timeouts and result in denial of service
1629536 - CVE-2018-11781 spamassassin: Local user code injection in the meta rule syntax
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
Source:
spamassassin-3.4.0-4.el7_5.src.rpm
x86_64:
spamassassin-3.4.0-4.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
spamassassin-debuginfo-3.4.0-4.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source:
spamassassin-3.4.0-4.el7_5.src.rpm
ppc64:
spamassassin-3.4.0-4.el7_5.ppc64.rpm
spamassassin-debuginfo-3.4.0-4.el7_5.ppc64.rpm
ppc64le:
spamassassin-3.4.0-4.el7_5.ppc64le.rpm
spamassassin-debuginfo-3.4.0-4.el7_5.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
spamassassin-3.4.0-4.el7_5.s390x.rpm
spamassassin-debuginfo-3.4.0-4.el7_5.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
spamassassin-3.4.0-4.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
spamassassin-debuginfo-3.4.0-4.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7):
Source:
spamassassin-3.4.0-4.el7_5.src.rpm
aarch64:
spamassassin-3.4.0-4.el7_5.aarch64.rpm
spamassassin-debuginfo-3.4.0-4.el7_5.aarch64.rpm
ppc64le:
spamassassin-3.4.0-4.el7_5.ppc64le.rpm
spamassassin-debuginfo-3.4.0-4.el7_5.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
spamassassin-3.4.0-4.el7_5.s390x.rpm
spamassassin-debuginfo-3.4.0-4.el7_5.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7):
Source:
spamassassin-3.4.0-4.el7_5.src.rpm
x86_64:
spamassassin-3.4.0-4.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
spamassassin-debuginfo-3.4.0-4.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
7. References:
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15705
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11781
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
Copyright 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
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