RHSA-2021:4837 — Security Advisory

Red Hat Security Advisory: mailman:2.1 security update

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

RHEL 8

Products

Official CSAF product identity

Published · November 24, 2021

Updated · September 8, 2026

Topic

An update for the mailman:2.1 module is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Extended Update Support.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Description

Mailman is a program used to help manage e-mail discussion lists.

Security Fix(es):

  • mailman: CSRF token bypass allows to perform CSRF attacks and account takeover (CVE-2021-42097)

  • mailman: CSRF token derived from admin password allows offline brute-force attack (CVE-2021-42096)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Related CVEs

RHSA-2021:4837 — Red Hat Security Advisory: mailman:2.1 security update | PulseLinux