Ubuntu 6374-1: Mutt vulnerabilities
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.04 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) Summary: Mutt could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input. Software Description: - mutt: text-based mailreader supporting MIME, GPG, PGP and threading Details: It was discovered that Mutt incorrectly handled certain email header content. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted message, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-4874, CVE-2023-4875)
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.04: mutt 2.2.9-1ubuntu0.23.04.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: mutt 2.1.4-1ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: mutt 1.13.2-1ubuntu0.6 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): mutt 1.9.4-3ubuntu0.6+esm1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): mutt 1.5.24-1ubuntu0.6+esm3 mutt-patched 1.5.24-1ubuntu0.6+esm3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6374-1
CVE-2023-4874, CVE-2023-4875
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutt/2.2.9-1ubuntu0.23.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutt/2.1.4-1ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutt/1.13.2-1ubuntu0.6