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Debian: CVE-2020-28011: exim4 -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 6, 2021
Added
May 6, 2021
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

Description

Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Heap-based Buffer Overflow in queue_run via two sender options: -R and -S. This may cause privilege escalation from exim to root.

Solution

debian-upgrade-exim4
Title
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