ALAS2-2020-1545


Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2020-1545
Advisory Release Date: 2020-10-22 18:39 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2020-10-22 22:33 Pacific
Severity: Medium

Issue Overview:

In Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.3, a message can be crafted in a way to use excessive resources. Upgrading to SA 3.4.3 as soon as possible is the recommended fix but details will not be shared publicly. (CVE-2019-12420)


Affected Packages:

spamassassin


Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.


Issue Correction:
Run yum update spamassassin to update your system.

New Packages:
aarch64:
    spamassassin-3.4.0-6.amzn2.aarch64
    spamassassin-debuginfo-3.4.0-6.amzn2.aarch64

i686:
    spamassassin-3.4.0-6.amzn2.i686
    spamassassin-debuginfo-3.4.0-6.amzn2.i686

src:
    spamassassin-3.4.0-6.amzn2.src

x86_64:
    spamassassin-3.4.0-6.amzn2.x86_64
    spamassassin-debuginfo-3.4.0-6.amzn2.x86_64