dovecot vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Dovecot could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted data.
Software Description
Nick Roessler and Rafi Rubin discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled certain data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 19.04
dovecot-core - 1:2.3.4.1-1ubuntu2.3
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
dovecot-core - 1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.4
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
dovecot-core - 1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.11
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Dovecot could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted data.
Software Description
- dovecot - IMAP and POP3 email server
Nick Roessler and Rafi Rubin discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled certain data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 19.04
dovecot-core - 1:2.3.4.1-1ubuntu2.3
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
dovecot-core - 1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.4
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
dovecot-core - 1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.11
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Continue reading...
