Bug#611572: exim4: Latest security update braks testing of user filters with exim -bf)

[Stefan Fritsch]

On Sunday 30 January 2011, Stefan Fritsch wrote:
> It seems to me that either -bf should set the 'checking' var to
> true or this if block
> 
> if (!unprivileged &&                      /* originally had root
> AND */ !removed_privilege &&                 /* still got root AND
>      */ !daemon_listen &&                     /* not starting the
> daemon */ queue_interval <= 0 &&                /* (either kind of
> daemon) */ (                                   /*    AND EITHER   
>        */ deliver_drop_privilege ||           /* requested
> unprivileged  */ (                                 /*       OR    
>            */ queue_interval < 0 &&             /* not running the
> queue   */ (msg_action_arg < 0 ||            /*       and         
>      */ msg_action != MSG_DELIVER) &&   /* not delivering and     
> */ (!checking || !address_test_mode) /* not address checking    */
> )
>       ))
>   {
>   exim_setugid(exim_uid, exim_gid, TRUE, US"privilege not needed");
>   }
> 
> should include the test 'filter_test != FTEST_NONE' in the line
> marked with 'not address checking'.
> 
> But such a change should probably be sent to upstream for review.

Actually, the fix is probably this:

http://git.exim.org/exim.git/commitdiff/33191679e1a86ba6d9c38a74d0795d00c300f2c5

I will try if it helps