thanks Heiko, yes, good point re unstable.
In this case, the fix /was/ available in unstable, but a few other
issues with updating had led to a delay, on that system, which proved
unfortunate.
thanks,
calum.
On 19/06/2019 12:47 pm, Heiko Schlittermann via Exim-users wrote:
> Calum Mackay via Exim-users <exim-users@???> (Di 11 Jun 2019 01:39:22 CEST):
>> My mail system has just been hacked; it's running Debian unstable exim
>> 4.91-9
>
> I just checked https://packages.debian.org/unstable/mail/, and they list
> 4.92-8 there. So your 4.91 seems to be outdated a bit.
>
> But generally speaking, I wouldn't not rely on the same speed in fixing
> critical issues for unstable releases than I'd expect for stable
> releases. So, running an unstable release you're somewhat on your own.
>
>> Could it be CVE-2019-10149? I don't see any reports of active exploits yet.
>
> Yes, it could be.
>>
>> ought I to be reporting this anywhere?
>
> Not sure. The issue is wellknown meanwhile. And some distros already
> supplied fixed packages or stated that they run very outdated (<4.87)
> Exim versions and are not vulnerable for this reason.
>
> Best regards from Dresden/Germany
> Viele Grüße aus Dresden
> Heiko Schlittermann
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