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Unscored CVE-1999-0475 EUVD-1999-0474GHSA-8cmh-6hpv-qr3x

A race condition in how procmail handles .procmailrc files allows a local user to read arbitrary files available to the user who is running…

Published Sep 29, 1999 · Updated Aug 1, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

A race condition in how procmail handles .procmailrc files allows a local user to read arbitrary files available to the user who is running procmail.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 procmail No fix yet —
Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) procmail No fix yet —

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