QID 710427

Date Published: 2021-09-06

QID 710427: Gentoo Linux Exim Local privilege escalation Vulnerability (GLSA 201709-19)

Gentoo Linux is a Linux distribution

A vulnerability in Exim may allow local users to gain root privileges.

Affected Package(s): mail-mta/exim


Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Malicious users could use this vulnerability to change partial contents or configuration on the system. Additionally this vulnerability can also be used to cause a limited denial of service in the form of interruptions in resource availability.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 4 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Low - 2.1 severity.
  • Solution
    The Vendor has released security update to fix the vulnerability. For more information please visit GLSA 201709-19 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 710427

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    GLSA 201709-19 Gentoo URL Logo security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-19