Ubuntu notice USN-8986-1 flags email address sanitisation flaw in Swift Mailer
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- Severity
- High
- Sources
- 1
What happened
A weakness has been found in Swift Mailer, a tool that software uses to send email. An attacker who could send crafted email addresses might be able to run their own code on the affected system. Anyone who uses this software should check whether they are affected and install the update.
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What to do
- Check whether any applications on your systems use Swift Mailer.
- Apply the update referenced in Ubuntu notice USN-8986-1 to affected systems.
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