ubuntu · CVE-2016-1531

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Tracker summary

CVE-2016-1531 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (exim4), 4 status rows across 4 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, wily): released 4.

Description:

Exim before 4.86.2, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain privileges via the perl_startup argument.