| Name | CVE-2016-1531 |
| Description | Exim before 4.86.2, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain privileges via the perl_startup argument. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-3517-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| exim4 (PTS) | buster | 4.92-8+deb10u6 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 4.92-8+deb10u7 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 4.94.2-7 | fixed | |
| bookworm, sid | 4.96-15 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| exim4 | source | wheezy | 4.80-7+deb7u2 | DSA-3517-1 | ||
| exim4 | source | jessie | 4.84.2-1 | DSA-3517-1 | ||
| exim4 | source | (unstable) | 4.86.2-1 |
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