Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-642-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Wietse Venema discovered that Postfix leaked internal file descriptors when executing non-Postfix commands. A local attacker could exploit this to cause Postfix to run out of descriptors, leading to a denial of service.
Affected
postfix vulnerabilities on Ubuntu 7.10 ,
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-3889 -
CVSS Base Score: 2.1
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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