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Posted on 25 September 2022
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202209-14
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Severity: Low
Title: Fetchmail: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: September 25, 2022
Bugs: #810676, #804921
ID: 202209-14
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Fetchmail, the worst of
which could result in email disclosure to third parties.
Background
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Fetchmail is a remote mail retrieval and forwarding utility.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-mail/fetchmail < 6.4.22 >= 6.4.22
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Fetchmail. 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 Fetchmail users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/fetchmail-6.4.22"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2021-36386
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36386
[ 2 ] CVE-2021-39272
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39272
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/202209-14
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 2022 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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