Re: [BSA-135] Security Update for exim4

Derek Manuel <[email protected]> Mon, 1 Jun 2026 10:35:10 -0500
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On Sat, May 30, 2026 at 9:39=E2=80=AFAM Andreas Metzler <[email protected]=
g> wrote:

> Andreas Metzler uploaded new packages for exim4 which fixed the
> following security problems:
>
> CVE-2026-48840
>   PROXYv2 parser: reject PROXY frames whose declared payload
>   length is too short for the claimed address family (12 bytes for
>   TCPv4/0x11, 36 bytes for TCPv6/0x21).  Previously a frame with
>   family=3D0x21 and len=3D0 caused 16 bytes of uninitialized stack to be
>   formatted as the sender's IPv6 address and disclosed in the SMTP
>   greeting banner.  Affects configurations with SUPPORT_PROXY and
>   `hosts_proxy` set.  Reported by Warisjeet Singh (sin99xx).
>   EXIM-Security-2026-05-19.1
>
> For the trixie-backports distribution the problem has been fixed in
> version 4.99.3-2~bpo13+1.
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Unsubscribe</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote=
_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, May 30, 2026 at 9=
:39=E2=80=AFAM Andreas Metzler &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">a=
[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote=
" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);=
padding-left:1ex">Andreas Metzler uploaded new packages for exim4 which fix=
ed the<br>
following security problems:<br>
<br>
CVE-2026-48840<br>
=C2=A0 PROXYv2 parser: reject PROXY frames whose declared payload<br>
=C2=A0 length is too short for the claimed address family (12 bytes for<br>
=C2=A0 TCPv4/0x11, 36 bytes for TCPv6/0x21).=C2=A0 Previously a frame with<=
br>
=C2=A0 family=3D0x21 and len=3D0 caused 16 bytes of uninitialized stack to =
be<br>
=C2=A0 formatted as the sender&#39;s IPv6 address and disclosed in the SMTP=
<br>
=C2=A0 greeting banner.=C2=A0 Affects configurations with SUPPORT_PROXY and=
<br>
=C2=A0 `hosts_proxy` set.=C2=A0 Reported by Warisjeet Singh (sin99xx).<br>
=C2=A0 EXIM-Security-2026-05-19.1<br>
<br>
For the trixie-backports distribution the problem has been fixed in<br>
version 4.99.3-2~bpo13+1.<br>
</blockquote></div>

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