Bug#995793: exim4-base: /tmp partition has noexec mount option; exim4-base fails

[Steve Egbert]

Package: exim4-base
Version: 4.94.2-7
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable
X-Debbugs-Cc: s.egbert at sbcglobal.net

Dear Maintainer,

Tried to installed 'exim4-base' after its most recent update and failed.


Implemented a rough draft of CIS Security Debian 11.

The portion about /tmp mount partition having that 'noexec' mount
option.

Well, we will not be able to install exim4-base package anymore 
if this hardening effort continues.

Besides, who is still trying execute a script in /tmp directory.

Correct action is to do 'bash /tmp/your-script' or 'perl
/tmp/your-script'.

Not to execute directly from '/tmp/your-script'.

Best action is not to execute that script directly in /tmp.



-- System Information:
Debian Release: 11.0
  APT prefers stable-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable-security'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 5.10.46 (SMP w/4 CPU threads)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

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