Sending "NOOP (((...)))" command with 4000 parenthesis open+close results in ~1MB extra memory usage. Longer commands will result in client disconnection. This 1 MB can be left allocated for longer time periods by not sending the command ending LF. So attacker could connect possibly from even a single IP and create 1000 connections to allocate 1 GB of memory, which would likely result in reaching VSZ limit and killing the process and its other proxied connections. Attacker could connect possibly from even a single IP and create 1000 connections to allocate 1 GB of memory, which would likely result in reaching VSZ limit and killing the process and its other proxied connections. Install fixed version, there is no other remediation. No publicly available exploits are known.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade dovecotUpgrade dovecot-pigeonholeUpgrade dovecot-develUpgrade dovecot-mysqlUpgrade dovecot-pgsql | May 6, 2026 | May 5, 2026 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade dovecot | Mar 30, 2026 | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade dovecot-debuginfoUpgrade dovecot-develUpgrade dovecot-pgsqlUpgrade dovecot-pigeonholeUpgrade dovecotUpgrade dovecot-mysql | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade dovecot-pigeonhole-debuginfoUpgrade dovecot-mysql-debuginfoUpgrade dovecotUpgrade dovecot-mysqlUpgrade dovecot-debugsourceUpgrade dovecot-pgsqlUpgrade dovecot-pigeonholeUpgrade dovecot-pgsql-debuginfoUpgrade dovecot-debuginfoUpgrade dovecot-devel | Apr 14, 2026 | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade dovecot | Apr 7, 2026 | Apr 7, 2026 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade dovecot-pigeonholeUpgrade dovecot-develUpgrade dovecot-pgsqlUpgrade dovecotUpgrade dovecot-mysql | May 6, 2026 | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade dovecot-pgsql-debuginfoUpgrade dovecot-pigeonholeUpgrade dovecot-mysqlUpgrade dovecot-debuginfoNo solution existsUpgrade dovecot-pigeonhole-debuginfoUpgrade dovecotUpgrade dovecot-pgsqlUpgrade dovecot-develUpgrade dovecot-debugsourceUpgrade dovecot-mysql-debuginfo | May 6, 2026 | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade dovecot-pgsql-debuginfoUpgrade dovecot-pigeonholeUpgrade dovecot-pgsqlUpgrade dovecot-develUpgrade dovecot-debugsourceUpgrade dovecot-debuginfoUpgrade dovecot-mysqlUpgrade dovecot-mysql-debuginfoUpgrade dovecot-pigeonhole-debuginfoUpgrade dovecot | May 11, 2026 | May 7, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade dovecot-core | Apr 1, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 |
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