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Gentoo: GLSA-201908-29 Normal: Dovecot Multiple Code Issues

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Calendar Grey August 31, 2019
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Dovecot exhibits several security flaws; it is recommended to update to the most recent release to reduce threats and safeguard user environments.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Dovecot, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Dovecot. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo remote code execution multiple issues dovecot normal severity

Resolution

All Dovecot users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/dovecot-2.3.7.2"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2019-10691 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10691 [ 2 ] CVE-2019-11500 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11500

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-29
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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.

Severity: Normal
Title: Dovecot: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: August 31, 2019
Bugs: #683732, #692572
ID: 201908-29

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo remote code execution multiple issues dovecot normal severity

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Dovecot, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background

Dovecot is an open source IMAP and POP3 email server.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-mail/dovecot < 2.3.7.2 >= 2.3.7.2

Impact

===== An unauthenticated remote attacker could send a specially crafted mail or use crafted IMAP commands possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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