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Debian Bookworm Dovecot Authentication Regression Fix DSA-6197-2

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Calendar Grey April 6, 2026
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Upgrade your Dovecot packages to fix authentication regression in Debian Bookworm caused by a recent security update.
The Bookworm backport of the security fix for CVE-2025-59032 introduced a regression in authenticating against managesieved
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security advisory debian authentication issue upgrade recommendation Dovecot regression

Summary

For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed
in version 1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1+deb12u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your dovecot packages.

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

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/



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security advisory debian authentication issue upgrade recommendation Dovecot regression

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