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Ubuntu 7360-1: Alpine Security Advisory Updates

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Calendar Grey March 20, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several security issues for Alpine users on Ubuntu resolved in the latest advisory; critical updates recommended now.
Several security issues were fixed in Alpine.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Alpine.

Software Description:

- alpine: Text-based email client, friendly for novices but powerful

Details:

It was discovered that Alpine did not use a secure connection under

certain circumstances. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to

leak sensitive information. (CVE-2020-14929)

It was discovered that Alpine could allow untagged responses from an

IMAP server before upgrading to a TLS connection. A remote attacker could

possibly use this issue to leak sensitive information. (CVE-2021-38370)

It was discovered that Alpine could crash when receiving certain SMTP

commands. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial

of service. (CVE-2021-46853)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service information leak Ubuntu alpine

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   alpine                          2.22+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   alpine-pico                     2.22+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   pilot                           2.22+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
   alpine                          2.21+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   alpine-pico                     2.21+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   pilot                           2.21+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   alpine                          2.20+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   alpine-pico                     2.20+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   pilot                           2.20+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7360-1

  CVE-2020-14929, CVE-2021-38370, CVE-2021-46853

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7360-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service information leak Ubuntu alpine

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