| Name | CVE-2021-44227 |
| Description | In GNU Mailman before 2.1.38, a list member or moderator can get a CSRF token and craft an admin request (using that token) to set a new admin password or make other changes. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-3049-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| mailman (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1:2.1.18-2+deb8u8 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 1:2.1.23-1+deb9u8 | fixed |
| buster | 1:2.1.29-1+deb10u5 | fixed |
| buster (security), buster (lts) | 1:2.1.29-1+deb10u2 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| mailman | source | stretch | 1:2.1.23-1+deb9u8 | | DLA-3049-1 | |
| mailman | source | buster | 1:2.1.29-1+deb10u4 | | | |
| mailman | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | | | |
Notes
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1952384
Patch: https://launchpadlibrarian.net/570827498/patch.txt
https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~mailman-coders/mailman/2.1/revision/1882 (2.1.38)
Regression: https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1954694
Regression fixed by: https://launchpadlibrarian.net/573872803/patch.txt
https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~mailman-coders/mailman/2.1/revision/1884 (2.1.39)
[jessie] - mailman <no-dsa> (Minor issue; can be fixed with the next ELA)