{"id":"ALSA-2024:6973","summary":"Moderate: dovecot security 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: using a large number of address headers may trigger a denial of service (CVE-2024-23184)\n* dovecot: very large headers can cause resource exhaustion when parsing message (CVE-2024-23185)\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.","modified":"2026-01-30T00:58:01.002733Z","published":"2024-09-24T00:00:00Z","related":["CVE-2024-23184","CVE-2024-23185"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6973"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-23184"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-23185"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2305909"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2305910"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2024-6973.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"dovecot","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/dovecot"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:2.3.16-6.el8_10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2024:6973.json"}},{"package":{"name":"dovecot-devel","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/dovecot-devel"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:2.3.16-6.el8_10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2024:6973.json"}},{"package":{"name":"dovecot-mysql","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/dovecot-mysql"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:2.3.16-6.el8_10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2024:6973.json"}},{"package":{"name":"dovecot-pgsql","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/dovecot-pgsql"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:2.3.16-6.el8_10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2024:6973.json"}},{"package":{"name":"dovecot-pigeonhole","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/dovecot-pigeonhole"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:2.3.16-6.el8_10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2024:6973.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}