Ubuntu Security Notice USN-586-1
15th March, 2008
mailman vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 7.10
- Ubuntu 7.04
- Ubuntu 6.10
- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Software description
- mailman
Details
Multiple cross-site scripting flaws were discovered in mailman.
A malicious list administrator could exploit this to execute arbitrary
JavaScript, potentially stealing user credentials.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 7.10:
- mailman 1:2.1.9-8ubuntu0.2
- Ubuntu 7.04:
- mailman 1:2.1.9-4ubuntu1.2
- Ubuntu 6.10:
- mailman 1:2.1.8-2ubuntu2.1
- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
- mailman 2.1.5-9ubuntu4.2
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.
NOTE: Due to an internal release testing mistake, earlier
published mailman versions 1:2.1.9-4ubuntu1.1 (for Ubuntu
7.04) and 1:2.1.9-8ubuntu0.1 (for Ubuntu 7.10) accidentally
included an incorrect patch and caused a regression, as reported in
https://launchpad.net/bugs/202332
This update includes fixes for the problem. We apologize for the
inconvenience.