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Debian Security Advisory DSA-5494-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso
September 10, 2023                    https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : mutt
CVE ID         : CVE-2023-4874 CVE-2023-4875
Debian Bug     : 1051563

Several NULL pointer dereference flaws were discovered in Mutt, a
text-based mailreader supporting MIME, GPG, PGP and threading, which may
result in denial of service (application crash) when viewing a specially
crafted email or when composing from a specially crafted draft message.

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed
in version 2.0.5-4.1+deb11u3.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.2.9-1+deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your mutt packages.

For the detailed security status of mutt please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/mutt

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-5494-1: mutt security update

September 10, 2023
Several NULL pointer dereference flaws were discovered in Mutt, a text-based mailreader supporting MIME, GPG, PGP and threading, which may result in denial of service (application ...

Summary

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed
in version 2.0.5-4.1+deb11u3.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.2.9-1+deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your mutt packages.

For the detailed security status of mutt please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/mutt

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Severity
Several NULL pointer dereference flaws were discovered in Mutt, a
text-based mailreader supporting MIME, GPG, PGP and threading, which may
result in denial of service (application crash) when viewing a specially
crafted email or when composing from a specially crafted draft message.

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