Technical Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Debian, which could be exploited by malicious users to bypass security restrictions and potentially obtain elevated privileges. This issue is caused by an error in Postfix. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2385

Affected Products

Debian GNU/Linux etch
Debian GNU/Linux sid
Debian GNU/Linux lenny

Solution

Debian GNU/Linux etch - Upgrade to postfix version 2.3.8-2+etch1
Debian GNU/Linux sid - Upgrade to postfix version 2.5.4-1
Debian GNU/Linux lenny - Upgrade to postfix version 2.5.2-2lenny1

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2402
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2008/msg00215.html

ChangeLog

2008-08-19 : Initial release

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