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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.852696
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:openSUSE: Security Advisory for exim (openSUSE-SU-2019:2093-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'exim'; package(s) announced via the openSUSE-SU-2019:2093-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'exim'
package(s) announced via the openSUSE-SU-2019:2093-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
exim was updated to fix a security issue:

- CVE-2019-15846: Fixed a buffer overflow in SMTP Delivery process where a
remote attacker could execute code with root privileges by sending
crafted SNI data (boo#1149182).

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods
like YaST online_update or 'zypper patch'.

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 15.1:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2019-2093=1

- openSUSE Leap 15.0:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2019-2093=1

Affected Software/OS:
'exim' package(s) on openSUSE Leap 15.0.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-15846
Bugtraq: 20190906 [SECURITY] [DSA 4517-1] exim4 security update (Google Search)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/13
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#672565
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/672565
Debian Security Information: DSA-4517 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4517
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SBNHDAF74RI6VK2JVSEIE3VYNL7JJDYM/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FT3GY7V7SR2RHKNZNQCGXFWUSILVSZNU/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NDF37AUNETIOXY6ZLQAUBGBVUTMMV242/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-06
http://exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-15846.txt
https://exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-15846.txt
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/1
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00004.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/07/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/07/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/08/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/09/1
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:2093 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00024.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4124-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4124-2/
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