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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009-224

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009-224
Posted Dec 5, 2009
Authored by Mandriva | Site mandriva.com

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009-224 - Postfix 2.5 before 2.5.4 and 2.6 before 2.6-20080814 delivers to a mailbox file even when this file is not owned by the recipient, which allows local users to read e-mail messages by creating a mailbox file corresponding to another user's account name. This update provides a solution to this vulnerability. Packages for 2008.0 are being provided due to extended support for Corporate products.

tags | advisory, local
systems | linux, mandriva
advisories | CVE-2008-2937
MD5 | 4d5245608f2d241970f4c8353fcf2d18

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009-224

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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:224-1
http://www.mandriva.com/security/
_______________________________________________________________________

Package : postfix
Date : December 4, 2009
Affected: 2008.0
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Problem Description:

A vulnerability has been found and corrected in postfix:

Postfix 2.5 before 2.5.4 and 2.6 before 2.6-20080814 delivers to a
mailbox file even when this file is not owned by the recipient, which
allows local users to read e-mail messages by creating a mailbox file
corresponding to another user's account name (CVE-2008-2937).

This update provides a solution to this vulnerability.

Update:

Packages for 2008.0 are being provided due to extended support for
Corporate products.
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References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2937
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Updated Packages:

Mandriva Linux 2008.0:
dcccce93e12e86c6828c5d0ab64b60db 2008.0/i586/libpostfix1-2.4.5-2.3mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
20e55a81da8945bce9ba75a3fa0cc5ba 2008.0/i586/postfix-2.4.5-2.3mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
bd80b48f07b01709fead701fb07b7d45 2008.0/i586/postfix-ldap-2.4.5-2.3mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
3222bbb3c04c9b019b21ac022752872a 2008.0/i586/postfix-mysql-2.4.5-2.3mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
5c94516257af665aa545c1d3192589b2 2008.0/i586/postfix-pcre-2.4.5-2.3mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
a2391ec8cd9bb49c86f4b3c2ea9b0357 2008.0/i586/postfix-pgsql-2.4.5-2.3mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
c6d4a5c36d9131b02b42586cb3e0cacb 2008.0/SRPMS/postfix-2.4.5-2.3mdv2008.0.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2008.0/X86_64:
bc509cca07a60d89f6e0fa3cd544ff65 2008.0/x86_64/lib64postfix1-2.4.5-2.3mdv2008.0.x86_64.rpm
6f4849980bde480ea49dccbe05808f0c 2008.0/x86_64/postfix-2.4.5-2.3mdv2008.0.x86_64.rpm
e23e7d6fe949fea7eb39d8c6a96aa0b5 2008.0/x86_64/postfix-ldap-2.4.5-2.3mdv2008.0.x86_64.rpm
beabc7a8336eda0e789e923e793d9521 2008.0/x86_64/postfix-mysql-2.4.5-2.3mdv2008.0.x86_64.rpm
c6d62f79b946ec7661fd1206811c71c5 2008.0/x86_64/postfix-pcre-2.4.5-2.3mdv2008.0.x86_64.rpm
0e05a5809ee3301abce49c53afcb22a7 2008.0/x86_64/postfix-pgsql-2.4.5-2.3mdv2008.0.x86_64.rpm
c6d4a5c36d9131b02b42586cb3e0cacb 2008.0/SRPMS/postfix-2.4.5-2.3mdv2008.0.src.rpm
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To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

All packages are signed by Mandriva for security. You can obtain the
GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing:

gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98

You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security_(at)_mandriva.com
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
<security*mandriva.com>
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