Re: [Hampshire] EXIM

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Author: Anton Piatek
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To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] EXIM
On 12 December 2010 22:04, Adam John Trickett <adam.trickett@???> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> If you have an exposed server running Exim it's worth checking for updates
> after a recent security flaw is being exploited in the wild.
>
> See Steve's blog for the links and comments.
>
> http://blog.steve.org.uk/the_remote_root_hole_in_exim4_is_painful.html


Debian security advisory: http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2131
Ubuntu security advisory: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1032-1

It looks like a pretty serious exploit, so if you run Exim, do upgrade ASAP.

Anton
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