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Sendmail File Locking Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Sendmail is a MTA for Unix and Linux variants.

There is a vulnerability in Sendmail that will lead to a denial of service condition. The vulnerability occurs when a malicious user acquires an exclusive lock on files that Sendmail requires for operation.