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Gentoo: 2021 GLSA-202101-25 Normal: Denial Of Service in Mutt

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Calendar Grey January 25, 2021
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
A Mutt weakness could potentially lead to a Denial of Service problem for Gentoo users. Make sure to upgrade to the most recent version for protection.
A vulnerability in Mutt could lead to a Denial of Service condition.

Summary

A memory leak could occur when a crafted email message is received.

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Topics Covered

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Resolution

All Mutt users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/mutt-2.0.4-r1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2021-3181 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3181

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-25
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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: Mutt: Denial of service
Date: January 26, 2021
Bugs: #765790
ID: 202101-25

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Topics Covered

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Synopsis

A vulnerability in Mutt could lead to a Denial of Service condition.

Background

Mutt is a small but very powerful text-based mail client.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 mail-client/mutt < 2.0.4-r1 >= 2.0.4-r1

Impact

===== An attacker could cause a possible Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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