{"id":"ALSA-2021:1887","summary":"Moderate: dovecot security and bug fix update","details":"Dovecot is an IMAP server for Linux and other UNIX-like systems, written primarily with security in mind. It also contains a small POP3 server, and supports e-mail in either the maildir or mbox format. The SQL drivers and authentication plug-ins are provided as subpackages. \n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* dovecot: IMAP hibernation function allows mail access (CVE-2020-24386)\n\n* dovecot: Denial of service via mail MIME parsing (CVE-2020-25275)\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.\n\nAdditional Changes:\n\nFor detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.","modified":"2026-01-30T01:31:13.222694Z","published":"2021-05-18T06:19:41Z","related":["CVE-2020-24386","CVE-2020-25275"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2020-24386"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2020-25275"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"dovecot","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/dovecot"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:2.3.8-9.el8"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2021:1887.json"}},{"package":{"name":"dovecot-devel","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/dovecot-devel"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:2.3.8-9.el8"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2021:1887.json"}},{"package":{"name":"dovecot-mysql","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/dovecot-mysql"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:2.3.8-9.el8"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2021:1887.json"}},{"package":{"name":"dovecot-pgsql","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/dovecot-pgsql"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:2.3.8-9.el8"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2021:1887.json"}},{"package":{"name":"dovecot-pigeonhole","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/dovecot-pigeonhole"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:2.3.8-9.el8"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2021:1887.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}