Technical Description

Debian has released updated packages to address a vulnerability identified in Sendmail. This flaw could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2006-1049

Affected Products

Debian GNU/Linux old-stable (woody)
Debian GNU/Linux stable (sarge)
Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid)

Solution

Debian GNU/Linux old-stable (woody) - Upgrade to version 8.12.3-7.2
Debian GNU/Linux stable (sarge) - Upgrade to version 8.13.4-3sarge1
Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid) - Upgrade to version 8.13.6-1

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1060
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/debian-security-announce-2006/msg00096.html

ChangeLog

2006-03-23 : Initial release

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