CVE-2020-1946

In Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.5, malicious rule configuration (.cf) files can be configured to run system commands without any output or errors. With this, exploits can be injected in a number of scenarios. In addition to upgrading to SA version 3.4.5, users should only use update channels or 3rd party .cf files from trusted places.

The SpamAssassin tool provides a way to reduce unsolicited commercial email (spam) from incoming email.

Security Fix(es):

• spamassassin: Malicious rule configuration files can be configured to run system commands (CVE-2020-1946)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky Linux 8.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.

In Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.5, malicious rule configuration (.cf) files can be configured to run system commands without any output or errors. With this, exploits can be injected in a number of scenarios. In addition to upgrading to SA version 3.4.5, users should only use update channels or 3rd party .cf files from trusted places.

The SpamAssassin tool provides a way to reduce unsolicited commercial email (spam) from incoming email.

Security Fix(es):

• spamassassin: Malicious rule configuration files can be configured to run system commands (CVE-2020-1946)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

In Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.5, malicious rule configuration (.cf) files can be configured to run system commands without any output or errors. With this, exploits can be injected in a number of scenarios. In addition to upgrading to SA version 3.4.5, users should only use update channels or 3rd party .cf files from trusted places. (CVE-2020-1946)

This update for spamassassin fixes the following issues:

• CVE-2019-12420: memory leak via crafted messages (bsc#1159133)
• CVE-2020-1946: security update (bsc#1184221)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15-SP1:Update update project.

These are all security issues fixed in the perl-Mail-SpamAssassin-3.4.6-71.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

This update for spamassassin fixes the following issues:

• spamassassin was updated to version 3.4.5
• CVE-2019-12420: memory leak via crafted messages (bsc#1159133)
• CVE-2020-1946: security update (bsc#1184221)

This update for spamassassin fixes the following issues:

• CVE-2019-12420: memory leak via crafted messages (bsc#1159133)
• CVE-2020-1946: security update (bsc#1184221)

This update for spamassassin fixes the following issues:

• CVE-2019-12420: memory leak via crafted messages (bsc#1159133)
• CVE-2020-1946: security update (bsc#1184221)

Damian Lukowski discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled certain CF files. If a user or automated system were tricked into using a specially- crafted CF file, a remote attacker could possibly run arbitrary code.

USN-4899-1 fixed a vulnerability in SpamAssassin. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Damian Lukowski discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled certain CF files. If a user or automated system were tricked into using a specially- crafted CF file, a remote attacker could possibly run arbitrary code.