Ubuntu Security Notice 3961-1 - It was discovered that the Dovecot Submission login service incorrectly handled certain operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Dovecot to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3961-1
April 30, 2019
dovecot vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.10
Summary:
Dovecot could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network
traffic.
Software Description:
- dovecot: IMAP and POP3 email server
Details:
It was discovered that the Dovecot Submission login service incorrectly
handled certain operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause Dovecot to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 19.04:
dovecot-core 1:2.3.4.1-1ubuntu2.2
dovecot-submissiond 1:2.3.4.1-1ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu 18.10:
dovecot-core 1:2.3.2.1-1ubuntu3.4
dovecot-submissiond 1:2.3.2.1-1ubuntu3.4
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3961-1
CVE-2019-11494, CVE-2019-11499
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dovecot/1:2.3.4.1-1ubuntu2.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dovecot/1:2.3.2.1-1ubuntu3.4