RHSA-2003%3A227 — Vulnetix

RHSA-2003%3A227 PUBLISHED

Updated Sendmail packages are available for Red Hat Linux on IBM iSeries and pSeries systems to fix a vulnerability that allows local and possibly remote attackers to gain root privileges as well as a vulnerability that may allow remote attackers to gain root privileges by sending a carefully crafted message. These packages additionally fix a security bug if sendmail is configured to use smrsh.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
	Red Hat Linux 7.1

Timeline

Jul 8, 2003 CVE Published
Nov 21, 2024 CVE Updated
Feb 13, 2025 PoC Published
Mar 28, 2025 PoC Published
Apr 7, 2026 Distribution Patch
Apr 7, 2026 Distribution Patch
Apr 7, 2026 Security Advisory
Apr 24, 2026 Security Advisory
Apr 24, 2026 Security Advisory
Apr 24, 2026 Security Advisory

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:227 advisory
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-07.html url
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=103350914307274 url
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2003/rhsa-2003_227.json advisory

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