Security update for mailx
SUSE Security Update: Security update for mailx
This mailx update fixes the following security and non security issues:
- bsc#909208: shell command injection via crafted email addresses
(CVE-2004-2771, CVE-2014-7844)
- Correct comment in spec file
| Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2014:1658-1 |
| Rating: | moderate |
| References: | #909208 |
| Affected Products: |
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.
Description:
This mailx update fixes the following security and non security issues:
- bsc#909208: shell command injection via crafted email addresses
(CVE-2004-2771, CVE-2014-7844)
- Correct comment in spec file
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2014-114 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2014-114
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
- mailx-12.5-22.1
- mailx-debuginfo-12.5-22.1
- mailx-debugsource-12.5-22.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):
- mailx-12.5-22.1
- mailx-debuginfo-12.5-22.1
- mailx-debugsource-12.5-22.1
References:
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-2771.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7844.html
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=909208