An attacker that can send mail to a user can craft a message whose headers contain a very large number of email addresses or MIME parameters, which causes excessive memory usage when the message is later parsed. The message is still delivered, but reading it over IMAP can exhaust the memory limit of the process and terminate it, causing denial of service for the affected user. Update to non-vulnerable version. No publicly available exploits are known.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade dovecot-mysqlUpgrade dovecotUpgrade dovecot-pigeonholeUpgrade dovecot-pgsqlUpgrade dovecot-devel | Oct 11, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade dovecot | Aug 31, 2026 | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade dovecot-pigeonhole-debuginfoUpgrade dovecotUpgrade dovecot-debuginfoUpgrade dovecot-pgsql-debuginfoUpgrade dovecot-pigeonholeUpgrade dovecot-mysqlUpgrade dovecot-pgsqlUpgrade dovecot-mysql-debuginfoUpgrade dovecot-debugsourceUpgrade dovecot-devel | Sep 30, 2026 | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade dovecot | Sep 30, 2026 | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade dovecot-debuginfoUpgrade dovecotUpgrade dovecot-mysqlUpgrade dovecot-debugsourceUpgrade dovecot-mysql-debuginfoNo solution existsUpgrade dovecot-develUpgrade dovecot-pgsqlUpgrade dovecot-pigeonholeUpgrade dovecot-pigeonhole-debuginfoUpgrade dovecot-pgsql-debuginfo | Sep 2, 2026 | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade dovecot-pgsql-debuginfoUpgrade dovecot-develUpgrade dovecot-mysqlUpgrade dovecotUpgrade dovecot-pgsqlUpgrade dovecot-pigeonholeUpgrade dovecot-debugsourceUpgrade dovecot-mysql-debuginfoUpgrade dovecot-debuginfoUpgrade dovecot-pigeonhole-debuginfo | Oct 8, 2026 | Oct 7, 2026 |
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