Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1131-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Thomas Jarosch discovered that Postfix incorrectly handled authentication mechanisms other than PLAIN and LOGIN when the Cyrus SASL library is used.
A remote attacker could use this to cause Postfix to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code as the postfix user.
Affected
postfix on Ubuntu 11.04 ,
Ubuntu 10.10 ,
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS ,
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS ,
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-1720 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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