SUSE-SU-2018:1638-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:1638-1

    Published: 11 Jun 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-6893
    Aliases:
    CVE-2016-6893

    Summary: Security update for mailman

    Details: This update for mailman to version 2.1.15 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2016-6893: Prevent cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the user options page that allowed remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that modify an option (bsc#995352). - Various other hardenings against CSFR attacks For details please see https://launchpad.net/mailman/+milestone/2.1.15

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20181638-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/995352, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6893

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: mailman

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/mailman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.1.15-9.6.3.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High