usn-6455-2
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-06-10 12:22
Modified
2026-06-10 12:22
Summary
exim4 regression
Details

USN-6455-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Exim. The fix for CVE-2023-42117 introduced a regression on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS that resulted in certain connections logging a Taint mismatch error. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled validation of user-supplied data, which could lead to memory corruption. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-42117)

It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled validation of user-supplied data, which could lead to an out-of-bounds read. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2023-42119)

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        "availability": "No subscription required",
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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "USN-6455-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Exim. The fix for CVE-2023-42117\nintroduced a regression on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS that resulted in certain\nconnections logging a Taint mismatch error. This update fixes the problem.\n\nWe apologize for the inconvenience.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled validation of user-supplied\n data, which could lead to memory corruption. A remote attacker could\n possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-42117)\n\n It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled validation of user-supplied\n data, which could lead to an out-of-bounds read. An attacker could possibly\n use this issue to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2023-42119)\n",
  "id": "USN-6455-2",
  "modified": "2026-06-10T12:22:10Z",
  "published": "2026-06-10T12:22:10Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6455-2"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://launchpad.net/bugs/2152830"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "exim4 regression",
  "upstream": []
}



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