USN-6790-1: amavisd-new vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 23.10
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Packages

• amavisd-new - Interface between MTA and virus scanner/content filters

Details

It was discovered that amavisd-new incorrectly handled certain MIME email
messages with multiple boundary parameters. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to bypass checks for banned files or malware.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 24.04

• amavisd-new - 1:2.13.0-3ubuntu2

Ubuntu 23.10

• amavisd-new - 1:2.13.0-3ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 22.04

• amavisd-new - 1:2.12.2-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 20.04

• amavisd-new - 1:2.11.0-6.1ubuntu1.1

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all
the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2024-28054