Security update for spamassassin

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:1961-1
Rating: important
References:
Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2016-1238 ( SUSE ): 6.7 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2016-1238 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2016-1238 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2017-15705 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-15705 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2018-11780 ( SUSE ): 8.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2018-11780 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2018-11781 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2018-11781 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4

An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for spamassassin to version 3.4.2 fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2017-15705: Fixed denial of service via unclosed tags in crafted emails (bsc#1108745).
  • CVE-2018-11781: Fixed a code injection in the meta rule syntax by local users (bsc#1108748).
  • CVE-2018-11780: Fixed a potential remote code execution vulnerability in PDFInfo plugin (bsc#1108750).

Non-security issues fixed:

  • Added four new plugins (disabled by default): HashBL, ResourceLimits, FromNameSpoof, Phishing
  • sa-update script: optional support for SHA-256 / SHA-512 been added for better validation of rules
  • GeoIP2 support has been added to RelayCountry and URILocalBL plugins
  • Several new or enhanced configuration options

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP4-2019-1961=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-2019-1961=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-2019-1961=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-2019-1961=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 (x86_64)
    • spamassassin-debugsource-3.4.2-44.3.1
    • perl-Mail-SpamAssassin-3.4.2-44.3.1
    • spamassassin-debuginfo-3.4.2-44.3.1
    • spamassassin-3.4.2-44.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • spamassassin-debugsource-3.4.2-44.3.1
    • perl-Mail-SpamAssassin-3.4.2-44.3.1
    • spamassassin-debuginfo-3.4.2-44.3.1
    • spamassassin-3.4.2-44.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • spamassassin-debugsource-3.4.2-44.3.1
    • perl-Mail-SpamAssassin-3.4.2-44.3.1
    • spamassassin-debuginfo-3.4.2-44.3.1
    • spamassassin-3.4.2-44.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • spamassassin-debugsource-3.4.2-44.3.1
    • perl-Mail-SpamAssassin-3.4.2-44.3.1
    • spamassassin-debuginfo-3.4.2-44.3.1
    • spamassassin-3.4.2-44.3.1

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