dovecot vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Several security issues were fixed in Dovecot.
Software Description
Philippe Antoine discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled certain data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-10957, CVE-2020-10967)
Philippe Antoine discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled certain data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-10958)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
dovecot-core - 1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.1
Ubuntu 19.10
dovecot-core - 1:2.3.4.1-5ubuntu3.1
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 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 19.10
Several security issues were fixed in Dovecot.
Software Description
- dovecot - IMAP and POP3 email server
Philippe Antoine discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled certain data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-10957, CVE-2020-10967)
Philippe Antoine discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled certain data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-10958)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
dovecot-core - 1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.1
Ubuntu 19.10
dovecot-core - 1:2.3.4.1-5ubuntu3.1
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...

