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USN-8552-1: Sympa vulnerability

USN-8552-1: Sympa vulnerability

Ubuntu July 15, 2026

It was discovered that Sympa did not properly validate input on the generic SSO login. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a path traversal attack and gain unintended access.

It was discovered that Sympa did not properly validate input on the generic SSO login. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a path traversal attack and gain unintended access.

It was discovered that Sympa did not properly validate input on the generic SSO login. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a path traversal attack and gain unintended access.

It was discovered that Sympa did not properly validate input on the generic SSO login. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a path traversal attack and gain unintended access.

After a standard system update you need to restart sympa to make all the necessary changes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

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