{"id":"ALSA-2026:46532","summary":"Important: 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: Dovecot: Denial of Service via excessive IMAP bracing (CVE-2026-42006)\n\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","modified":"2026-07-28T14:15:04.588988076Z","published":"2026-07-27T00:00:00Z","related":["CVE-2026-42006"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:46532"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42006"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2476476"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-46532.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"dovecot","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/dovecot"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:2.3.16-8.el8_10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:46532.json"}},{"package":{"name":"dovecot-devel","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/dovecot-devel"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:2.3.16-8.el8_10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:46532.json"}},{"package":{"name":"dovecot-mysql","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/dovecot-mysql"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:2.3.16-8.el8_10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:46532.json"}},{"package":{"name":"dovecot-pgsql","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/dovecot-pgsql"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:2.3.16-8.el8_10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:46532.json"}},{"package":{"name":"dovecot-pigeonhole","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/dovecot-pigeonhole"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:2.3.16-8.el8_10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:46532.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}