Gentoo: GLSA-201904-19: Dovecot: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Dovecot. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All Dovecot users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/dovecot-2.3.5.1"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2019-3814 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3814 [ 2 ] CVE-2019-7524 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7524
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-19
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Dovecot, the worst of which could result in root privilege escalation.
Background
Dovecot is an open source IMAP and POP3 email server.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-mail/dovecot < 2.3.5.1 >= 2.3.5.1
Impact
===== Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.