RHSA-2021:4913 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: mailman security update
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
Products
Official CSAF product identity
Published · December 3, 2021
Updated · September 8, 2026
Topic
An update for mailman is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
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):
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mailman: CSRF token bypass allows to perform CSRF attacks and account takeover (CVE-2021-42097)
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mailman: CSRF token bypass allows to perform CSRF attacks and admin takeover (CVE-2021-44227)
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mailman: CSRF protection missing in the user options page (CVE-2016-6893)
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.