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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202107-41 ] Dovecot: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted on 18 July 2021
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202107-41
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Low
Title: Dovecot: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: July 18, 2021
Bugs: #797349
ID: 202107-41

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Dovecot, the worst of which
could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Background
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Dovecot is an open source IMAP and POP3 email server.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-mail/dovecot < 2.3.14.1 >= 2.3.14.1

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

Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Dovecot users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/dovecot-2.3.14.1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2021-29157
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29157
[ 2 ] CVE-2021-33515
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33515

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-41

Concerns?
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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.

License
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Copyright 2021 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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