CVE-2024-28054: High severity ubuntu/amavisd-new vulnerability

Published Mar 18, 2024
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Updated

Amavis before 2.12.3 and 2.13.x before 2.13.1, in part because of its use of MIME-tools, has an Interpretation Conflict (relative to some mail user agents) when there are multiple boundary parameters in a MIME email message. Consequently, there can be an incorrect check for banned files or malware.

Affected Software

12 affected componentsFixes available
ubuntu/amavisd-new<1:2.11.0-6.1ubuntu1.1
1:2.11.0-6.1ubuntu1.1
ubuntu/amavisd-new<1:2.12.2-1ubuntu1.1
1:2.12.2-1ubuntu1.1
ubuntu/amavisd-new<1:2.13.0-3ubuntu1.1
1:2.13.0-3ubuntu1.1
ubuntu/amavisd-new<1:2.13.0-3ubuntu2
1:2.13.0-3ubuntu2
ubuntu/amavisd-new<1:2.13.0-5
1:2.13.0-5
alpine/amavis<2.13.1-r0
2.13.1-r0
alpine/amavis<2.13.1-r0
2.13.1-r0
alpine/amavis<2.13.1-r0
2.13.1-r0
debian/amavisd-new<1:2.13.0-3+deb12u1
1:2.13.0-3+deb12u1
debian/amavisd-new<1:2.13.0-5
1:2.13.0-5
debian/amavisd-new<1:2.13.0-5
1:2.13.0-5
debian/amavisd-new
1:2.13.0-3+deb12u11:2.13.0-71:2.15.0-2

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/amavisd-new to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1:2.11.0-6.1ubuntu1.1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/amavisd-new to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1:2.12.2-1ubuntu1.1
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/amavisd-new to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1:2.13.0-3ubuntu1.1
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/amavisd-new to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1:2.13.0-3ubuntu2
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/amavisd-new to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1:2.13.0-5
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/amavis to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.13.1-r0
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/amavisd-new to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1:2.13.0-3+deb12u1
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/amavisd-new to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1:2.13.0-5
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/amavisd-new to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1:2.13.0-3+deb12u1Fixed in 1:2.13.0-7Fixed in 1:2.15.0-2

Event History

Mar 18, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via OSV·05:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

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This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-28054?

CVE-2024-28054 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-28054?

You can fix CVE-2024-28054 by upgrading to Amavis version 2.12.3, 2.13.1, or newer.

3

What types of software are affected by CVE-2024-28054?

CVE-2024-28054 affects multiple versions of Amavis, specifically versions prior to 2.12.3 and 2.13.1.

4

What is the impact of CVE-2024-28054?

CVE-2024-28054 can lead to incorrect checks for banned files or malware due to MIME email message parsing issues.

5

Which distributions are vulnerable to CVE-2024-28054?

The vulnerability CVE-2024-28054 affects vulnerable versions of Amavis on Ubuntu and Debian distributions.

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