USN-8353-1: Exim vulnerability

Publication date

1 June 2026

Overview

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


Packages

  • 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.

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

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
26.04 LTS resolute exim4 –  4.99.1-1ubuntu1.3
exim4-base –  4.99.1-1ubuntu1.3
eximon4 –  4.99.1-1ubuntu1.3
25.10 questing exim4 –  4.98.2-1ubuntu2.3
exim4-base –  4.98.2-1ubuntu2.3
eximon4 –  4.98.2-1ubuntu2.3
24.04 LTS noble exim4 –  4.97-4ubuntu4.6
exim4-base –  4.97-4ubuntu4.6
eximon4 –  4.97-4ubuntu4.6
22.04 LTS jammy exim4 –  4.95-4ubuntu2.9
exim4-base –  4.95-4ubuntu2.9
eximon4 –  4.95-4ubuntu2.9

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