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Exim: Missing close-on-exec flag for privileged pipe (CVE-2020-28012)

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Exim: Missing close-on-exec flag for privileged pipe (CVE-2020-28012)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
05/06/2021
Created
05/14/2021
Added
05/13/2021
Modified
05/13/2021

Description

Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Exposure of File Descriptor to Unintended Control Sphere because rda_interpret uses a privileged pipe that lacks a close-on-exec flag.

Solution(s)

  • exim-upgrade-4_94_2

References

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