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Posted on 01 May 2026
Debian Security Advisory- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Debian Security Advisory DSA-6197-3 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso
May 01, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : dovecot
Debian Bug : 1134464
The oldstable (bookworm) backport of the security fix for CVE-2026-0394
introduced a regression in the passwd-file path normalization. Updated
packages are now available to correct this issue.
For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed
in version 1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1+deb12u4.
We recommend that you upgrade your dovecot packages.
For the detailed security status of dovecot please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/dovecot
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
