| Name | CVE-2010-2024 |
| Description | transports/appendfile.c in Exim before 4.72, when MBX locking is enabled, allows local users to change permissions of arbitrary files or create arbitrary files, and cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges, via a symlink attack on a lockfile in /tmp/. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| exim4 (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 4.84.2-2+deb8u12 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 4.89-2+deb9u8 | fixed | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 4.89-2+deb9u13 | fixed | |
| buster, buster (lts) | 4.92-8+deb10u10 | fixed | |
| buster (security) | 4.92-8+deb10u9 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 4.94.2-7+deb11u3 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 4.94.2-7+deb11u4 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 4.96-15+deb12u6 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 4.96-15+deb12u5 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 4.98-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| exim4 | source | (unstable) | 4.72-1 | low |
[lenny] - exim4 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)