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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8353-1
June 01, 2026

exim4 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

Exim could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Software Description:
- exim4: Exim is a mail transport agent

Details:

Warisjeet Singh discovered that Exim with SUPPORT_PROXY enabled did not
properly handle memory before SMTP authentication. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
  exim4                           4.99.1-1ubuntu1.3
  exim4-base                      4.99.1-1ubuntu1.3
  eximon4                         4.99.1-1ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 25.10
  exim4                           4.98.2-1ubuntu2.3
  exim4-base                      4.98.2-1ubuntu2.3
  eximon4                         4.98.2-1ubuntu2.3

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  exim4                           4.97-4ubuntu4.6
  exim4-base                      4.97-4ubuntu4.6
  eximon4                         4.97-4ubuntu4.6

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  exim4                           4.95-4ubuntu2.9
  exim4-base                      4.95-4ubuntu2.9
  eximon4                         4.95-4ubuntu2.9

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8353-1
  CVE-2026-48840

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.99.1-1ubuntu1.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.98.2-1ubuntu2.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.97-4ubuntu4.6
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.95-4ubuntu2.9

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