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>> Ubuntu Security Update Fixes Postfix Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Title : Ubuntu Security Update Fixes Postfix Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2410
CVE ID : CVE-2008-2936
Rated as : Low Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-08-20
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A vulnerability has been identified in Ubuntu, 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
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Ubuntu 7.04
Ubuntu 7.10
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Solution
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS - Upgrade to postfix version 2.2.10-1ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 7.04 - Upgrade to postfix version 2.3.8-2ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 7.10 - Upgrade to postfix version 2.4.5-3ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS - Upgrade to postfix version 2.5.1-2ubuntu1.1
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2410
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-636-1
ChangeLog
2008-08-20 : Initial release
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