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SUSE: 2021:2123-1 Important: Dovecot23 Credential Theft Risk

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Calendar Grey June 22, 2021
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SUSE Security Patch for dovecot23 addresses two critical vulnerabilities, enhancing the security of email user verification and safeguarding login information.
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update for dovecot23 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-29157: Local attacker can login as any user and access their emails (bsc#1187418) - CVE-2021-33515: Attacker can potentially steal user credentials and mails (bsc#1187419) Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP3-2021-2123=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP2-2021-2123=1 Package List:

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Topics Covered

security advisory SUSE email security credential theft authentication issues

References

#1187418 #1187419

Cross- CVE-2021-29157 CVE-2021-33515

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-29157 (SUSE): 6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVE-2021-33515 (SUSE): 4.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP2

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-29157.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-33515.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1187418

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1187419

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:2123-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory SUSE email security credential theft authentication issues

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