WID-SEC-W-2022-0245

Vulnerability from csaf_certbund - Published: 2021-12-01 23:00 - Updated: 2026-03-02 23:00
Summary
GNU Mailman: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Privilegieneskalation
Severity
Mittel
Notes
Das BSI ist als Anbieter für die eigenen, zur Nutzung bereitgestellten Inhalte nach den allgemeinen Gesetzen verantwortlich. Nutzerinnen und Nutzer sind jedoch dafür verantwortlich, die Verwendung und/oder die Umsetzung der mit den Inhalten bereitgestellten Informationen sorgfältig im Einzelfall zu prüfen.
Produktbeschreibung: GNU Mailman ist eine freie Software zur Verwaltung von E-Mail-Diskussionen und Mailinglisten.
Angriff: Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in GNU Mailman ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.
Betroffene Betriebssysteme: - Linux - UNIX
CVE-2021-44227
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      "text": "mittel"
    },
    "category": "csaf_base",
    "csaf_version": "2.0",
    "distribution": {
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        "label": "WHITE",
        "url": "https://www.first.org/tlp/"
      }
    },
    "lang": "de-DE",
    "notes": [
      {
        "category": "legal_disclaimer",
        "text": "Das BSI ist als Anbieter f\u00fcr die eigenen, zur Nutzung bereitgestellten Inhalte nach den allgemeinen Gesetzen verantwortlich. Nutzerinnen und Nutzer sind jedoch daf\u00fcr verantwortlich, die Verwendung und/oder die Umsetzung der mit den Inhalten bereitgestellten Informationen sorgf\u00e4ltig im Einzelfall zu pr\u00fcfen."
      },
      {
        "category": "description",
        "text": "GNU Mailman ist eine freie Software zur Verwaltung von E-Mail-Diskussionen und Mailinglisten.",
        "title": "Produktbeschreibung"
      },
      {
        "category": "summary",
        "text": "Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in GNU Mailman ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erh\u00f6hen.",
        "title": "Angriff"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "- Linux\n- UNIX",
        "title": "Betroffene Betriebssysteme"
      }
    ],
    "publisher": {
      "category": "other",
      "contact_details": "csaf-provider@cert-bund.de",
      "name": "Bundesamt f\u00fcr Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik",
      "namespace": "https://www.bsi.bund.de"
    },
    "references": [
      {
        "category": "self",
        "summary": "WID-SEC-W-2022-0245 - CSAF Version",
        "url": "https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2021/wid-sec-w-2022-0245.json"
      },
      {
        "category": "self",
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      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "GNU Mailman Bugs vom 2021-12-01",
        "url": "https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1952384"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2021:4916 vom 2021-12-02",
        "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4916"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2021:4915 vom 2021-12-02",
        "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4915"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2021:4913 vom 2021-12-02",
        "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4913"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2021-4916 vom 2021-12-03",
        "url": "http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-4916.html"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2021-4913 vom 2021-12-03",
        "url": "http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-4913.html"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5180-1 vom 2021-12-07",
        "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5180-1"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2021:5080 vom 2021-12-13",
        "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:5080"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2021:5081 vom 2021-12-13",
        "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:5081"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Amazon Linux Security Advisory ALAS-2022-1740 vom 2022-01-27",
        "url": "https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2022-1740.html"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2022:1886-1 vom 2022-05-31",
        "url": "https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2022-May/011201.html"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Debian Security Advisory DLA-3049 vom 2022-06-09",
        "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00011.html"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8067-1 vom 2026-03-02",
        "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8067-1"
      }
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