dovecot23: This update for dovecot23 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2024-23184: parsing of messages containing many address...
CVE-2026-27858 is fixed in 26 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2026:17602, released March 27, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
This update for dovecot23 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2024-23184: parsing of messages containing many address headers (From, To, Cc, Bcc, etc.) could be excessively CPU intensive (bsc#1229184). - CVE-2024-23185: large headers can cause resource exhaustion when parsing message (bsc#1229183). - CVE-2025-59028: Invalid base64 authentication can cause DoS for other logins (bsc#1260894). - CVE-2025-59031: decode2text.sh OOXML extraction may follow symlinks and read unintended files during indexing (bsc#1260895). - CVE-2025-59032: pigeonhole: ManageSieve panic occurs with sieve-connect as a client (bsc#1260902). - CVE-2026-27852: DoS by sending mail with bad header (bsc#1276799). - CVE-2026-27855: OTP driver vulnerable to replay attack (bsc#1260900). - CVE-2026-27856: Doveadm credentials were not checked using timing-safe checking function (bsc#1260899). - CVE-2026-27857: sending excessive parenthesis causes imap-login to use excessive memory (bsc#1260898). - CVE-2026-27858: pigeonhole: managesieve-login can allocate large amount of memory during authentication (bsc#1260901). - CVE-2026-27859: excessive RFC 2231 MIME parameters in email would can excessive CPU usage (bsc#1260897). - CVE-2026-33263: submission-login: Panic when mail_max_userip_connections is reached (bsc#1276794). - CVE-2026-33603: login: base64 input can contain tabs that bypass IPC protection (bsc#1265147). - CVE-2026-33604: SMTP Smuggling via Missing Dot-Stuffing (bsc#1276802). - CVE-2026-33605: managesieve-login: Pre-auth crash (bsc#1276809). - CVE-2026-33606: dsync: Mail content can cause dsync protocol injection (bsc#1276800). - CVE-2026-33607: IMAP LIST match_sub() Exponential Backtracking -- CPU Denial of Service (bsc#1276795). - CVE-2026-40014: CPU DoS via Crafted References Header (bsc#1276804). - CVE-2026-40015: imap-hibernate can be crashed (bsc#1276812). - CVE-2026-40016: Sieve :contains/:matches O(NxM) substring match bypasses sieve_max_cpu_time limit (bsc#1265148). - CVE-2026-40019: managesieve-login pre-auth infinite loop (bsc#1276811). - CVE-2026-40020: IMAP folders can be shared-spammed to everyone (bsc#1265149). - CVE-2026-40203: IMAP Compression Can Reveal Whether a Small Synced Email Body Matches Sender-Chosen Text (bsc#1276815). - CVE-2026-40205: OAuth2 passdb scope enforcement bypass via OR semantics in remote validation path (bsc#1276820). - CVE-2026-42006: imap-login: uncontrolled memory usage with excessive bracing over IMAP (bsc#1265150). - CVE-2026-42007: editheader RCE (bsc#1276817). - CVE-2026-42008: XCLIENT FORWARD= bare token not namespaced (bsc#1276824). - CVE-2026-42391: imap: Pre-login memory/CPU growth with ID command (bsc#1276835). - CVE-2026-42393: doveadm_password or api key length can still be leaked with timing comparisons (bsc#1276827). - CVE-2026-42395: Single NUL-Byte XCLIENT FORWARD Payload Crashes (bsc#1276826). - CVE-2026-52681: Sieve resource usage tracking lost when active script changes (bsc#1276828). - CVE-2026-52687: IMAP: COMPRESS ZSTD can cause excessive memory usage (bsc#1276837). - CVE-2026-73208: auth: db-oauth2: aud claim used as fallback for missing scope claim (bsc#1276830). - CVE-2026-73209: imap-login crash: Self-recursion on zero-output decompress chunks (bsc#1276833). Changes for dovecot23: - Update to version 2.3.21.1.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| dovecot · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1+deb12u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-27858 | Mar 27, 2026 |
| dovecot · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-27858 | Mar 27, 2026 |
| dovecot · Debian 14 | 1:2.4.3+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-27858 | Mar 27, 2026 |
| dovecot · RHEL 10 | 2.3.21-16.el10_0.1 | RHSA-2026:17602 | Mar 27, 2026 |
| dovecot · RHEL 8 | 1:2.3.16-7.el8_10 | RHSA-2026:13830 | May 15, 2026 |
| dovecot · RHEL 9 | 1:2.3.16-18.el9_8 | RHSA-2026:19364 | May 15, 2026 |
| dovecot · almalinux 10 | 1:2.3.21-19.el10_2 | ALSA-2026:19149 | May 19, 2026 |
| dovecot · almalinux 8 | 1:2.3.16-7.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:13830 | May 5, 2026 |
| dovecot · almalinux 9 | 1:2.3.16-18.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:19364 | May 19, 2026 |
| dovecot · amzn 2023 | 1:2.3.20-1.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2026-1570 | Apr 13, 2026 |
| dovecot · ol 10 | 1:2.3.21-16.el10_1.1 | ELSA-2026-13498 | May 5, 2026 |
| dovecot · ol 8 | 1:2.3.16-7.el8_10 | ELSA-2026-13830 | May 6, 2026 |
| dovecot · ol 9 | 1:2.3.16-15.el9_7.1 | ELSA-2026-13857 | May 6, 2026 |
| dovecot · rocky 10 | 1:2.3.21-19.el10_2 | RLSA-2026:19149 | May 29, 2026 |
| dovecot · rocky 8 | 1:2.3.16-7.el8_10 | RLSA-2026:13830 | May 7, 2026 |
| dovecot · rocky 9 | 1:2.3.16-18.el9_8 | RLSA-2026:19364 | May 28, 2026 |
| dovecot-auth-lua · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 | dovecot-auth-lua 1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-auth-lua · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.3 | dovecot-auth-lua 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.3 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-auth-lua · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1 | dovecot-auth-lua 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-core · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 | dovecot-core 1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-core · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.3 | dovecot-core 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.3 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-core · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1 | dovecot-core 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:2.3.20-1.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2026-1570 | Apr 13, 2026 |
| dovecot-debugsource · amzn 2023 | 1:2.3.20-1.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2026-1570 | Apr 13, 2026 |
| dovecot-devel · RHEL 8 | 1:2.3.16-7.el8_10 | RHSA-2026:13830 | May 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-devel · RHEL 9 | 1:2.3.16-18.el9_8 | RHSA-2026:19364 | May 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-devel · almalinux 10 | 1:2.3.21-19.el10_2 | ALSA-2026:19149 | May 19, 2026 |
| dovecot-devel · almalinux 8 | 1:2.3.16-7.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:13830 | May 5, 2026 |
| dovecot-devel · almalinux 9 | 1:2.3.16-18.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:19364 | May 19, 2026 |
| dovecot-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:2.3.20-1.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2026-1570 | Apr 13, 2026 |
| dovecot-devel · ol 10 | 1:2.3.21-16.el10_1.1 | ELSA-2026-13498 | May 5, 2026 |
| dovecot-devel · ol 8 | 1:2.3.16-7.el8_10 | ELSA-2026-13830 | May 6, 2026 |
| dovecot-devel · ol 9 | 1:2.3.16-15.el9_7.1 | ELSA-2026-13857 | May 6, 2026 |
| dovecot-flatcurve · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1 | dovecot-flatcurve 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-gssapi · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 | dovecot-gssapi 1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-gssapi · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.3 | dovecot-gssapi 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.3 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-gssapi · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1 | dovecot-gssapi 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-imapd · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 | dovecot-imapd 1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-imapd · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.3 | dovecot-imapd 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.3 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-imapd · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1 | dovecot-imapd 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-ldap · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 | dovecot-ldap 1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-ldap · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.3 | dovecot-ldap 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.3 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-ldap · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1 | dovecot-ldap 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-lmtpd · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 | dovecot-lmtpd 1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-lmtpd · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.3 | dovecot-lmtpd 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.3 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-lmtpd · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1 | dovecot-lmtpd 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-lucene · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 | dovecot-lucene 1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-managesieved · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 | dovecot-managesieved 1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-managesieved · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.3 | dovecot-managesieved 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.3 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-managesieved · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1 | dovecot-managesieved 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-mysql · RHEL 8 | 1:2.3.16-7.el8_10 | RHSA-2026:13830 | May 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-mysql · RHEL 9 | 1:2.3.16-18.el9_8 | RHSA-2026:19364 | May 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-mysql · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 | dovecot-mysql 1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-mysql · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.3 | dovecot-mysql 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.3 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-mysql · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1 | dovecot-mysql 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-mysql · almalinux 10 | 1:2.3.21-19.el10_2 | ALSA-2026:19149 | May 19, 2026 |
| dovecot-mysql · almalinux 8 | 1:2.3.16-7.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:13830 | May 5, 2026 |
| dovecot-mysql · almalinux 9 | 1:2.3.16-18.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:19364 | May 19, 2026 |
| dovecot-mysql · amzn 2023 | 1:2.3.20-1.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2026-1570 | Apr 13, 2026 |
| dovecot-mysql · ol 10 | 1:2.3.21-16.el10_1.1 | ELSA-2026-13498 | May 5, 2026 |
| dovecot-mysql · ol 8 | 1:2.3.16-7.el8_10 | ELSA-2026-13830 | May 6, 2026 |
| dovecot-mysql · ol 9 | 1:2.3.16-15.el9_7.1 | ELSA-2026-13857 | May 6, 2026 |
| dovecot-mysql-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:2.3.20-1.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2026-1570 | Apr 13, 2026 |
| dovecot-pgsql · RHEL 8 | 1:2.3.16-7.el8_10 | RHSA-2026:13830 | May 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-pgsql · RHEL 9 | 1:2.3.16-18.el9_8 | RHSA-2026:19364 | May 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-pgsql · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 | dovecot-pgsql 1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-pgsql · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.3 | dovecot-pgsql 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.3 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-pgsql · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1 | dovecot-pgsql 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-pgsql · almalinux 10 | 1:2.3.21-19.el10_2 | ALSA-2026:19149 | May 19, 2026 |
| dovecot-pgsql · almalinux 8 | 1:2.3.16-7.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:13830 | May 5, 2026 |
| dovecot-pgsql · almalinux 9 | 1:2.3.16-18.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:19364 | May 19, 2026 |
| dovecot-pgsql · amzn 2023 | 1:2.3.20-1.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2026-1570 | Apr 13, 2026 |
| dovecot-pgsql · ol 10 | 1:2.3.21-16.el10_1.1 | ELSA-2026-13498 | May 5, 2026 |
| dovecot-pgsql · ol 8 | 1:2.3.16-7.el8_10 | ELSA-2026-13830 | May 6, 2026 |
| dovecot-pgsql · ol 9 | 1:2.3.16-15.el9_7.1 | ELSA-2026-13857 | May 6, 2026 |
| dovecot-pgsql-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:2.3.20-1.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2026-1570 | Apr 13, 2026 |
| dovecot-pigeonhole · RHEL 8 | 1:2.3.16-7.el8_10 | RHSA-2026:13830 | May 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-pigeonhole · RHEL 9 | 1:2.3.16-18.el9_8 | RHSA-2026:19364 | May 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-pigeonhole · almalinux 10 | 1:2.3.21-19.el10_2 | ALSA-2026:19149 | May 19, 2026 |
| dovecot-pigeonhole · almalinux 8 | 1:2.3.16-7.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:13830 | May 5, 2026 |
| dovecot-pigeonhole · almalinux 9 | 1:2.3.16-18.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:19364 | May 19, 2026 |
| dovecot-pigeonhole · amzn 2023 | 1:2.3.20-1.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2026-1570 | Apr 13, 2026 |
| dovecot-pigeonhole · ol 10 | 1:2.3.21-16.el10_1.1 | ELSA-2026-13498 | May 5, 2026 |
| dovecot-pigeonhole · ol 8 | 1:2.3.16-7.el8_10 | ELSA-2026-13830 | May 6, 2026 |
| dovecot-pigeonhole · ol 9 | 1:2.3.16-15.el9_7.1 | ELSA-2026-13857 | May 6, 2026 |
| dovecot-pigeonhole-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:2.3.20-1.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2026-1570 | Apr 13, 2026 |
| dovecot-pop3d · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 | dovecot-pop3d 1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-pop3d · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.3 | dovecot-pop3d 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.3 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-pop3d · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1 | dovecot-pop3d 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-sieve · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 | dovecot-sieve 1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-sieve · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.3 | dovecot-sieve 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.3 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-sieve · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1 | dovecot-sieve 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-solr · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 | dovecot-solr 1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-solr · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.3 | dovecot-solr 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.3 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-solr · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1 | dovecot-solr 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-sqlite · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 | dovecot-sqlite 1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-sqlite · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.3 | dovecot-sqlite 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.3 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-sqlite · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1 | dovecot-sqlite 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-submissiond · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 | dovecot-submissiond 1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-submissiond · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.3 | dovecot-submissiond 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.3 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot-submissiond · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1 | dovecot-submissiond 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| dovecot23 · sles 15.6 | 2.3.21.1-150200.76.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4139-1 | Sep 14, 2026 |
| dovecot23 · sles 15.7 | 2.3.21.1-150200.76.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4139-1 | Sep 14, 2026 |
| dovecot24 · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 2.4.3-160000.1.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20554-1 | Apr 16, 2026 |
| dovecot24 · sles 16.0 | 2.4.3-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:21208-1 | Apr 16, 2026 |
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