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CentOS Linux: CVE-2020-24386: Moderate: dovecot security and bug fix update (CESA-2021:1887)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2020-24386: Moderate: dovecot security and bug fix update (CESA-2021:1887)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
01/04/2021
Created
06/01/2021
Added
06/01/2021
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

An issue was discovered in Dovecot before 2.3.13. By using IMAP IDLE, an authenticated attacker can trigger unhibernation via attacker-controlled parameters, leading to access to other users' email messages (and path disclosure).

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-dovecot
  • centos-upgrade-dovecot-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-dovecot-debugsource
  • centos-upgrade-dovecot-mysql
  • centos-upgrade-dovecot-mysql-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-dovecot-pgsql
  • centos-upgrade-dovecot-pgsql-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-dovecot-pigeonhole
  • centos-upgrade-dovecot-pigeonhole-debuginfo

References

  • DSA-4825
  • CVE-2020-24386

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