# ELSA-2021-4181: mutt security update

ELSA-2021-4181, released November 16, 2021, fixes 2 CVEs in mutt (version 5:2.0.7-1.el8). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2021-4181
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Nov 16, 2021
- Priority: Routine (Closes 2 CVEs, none high severity)
- CVEs: 2, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-4181.html

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [mutt](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/mutt.md) | ol 8 | 5:2.0.7-1.el8 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2021-3181](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2021-3181.md) | Routine | mutt: Mutt is a low resource, highly configurable, text-based MIME e-mail client | 6.5 | 0.0283 |  |
| [CVE-2020-28896](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2020-28896.md) | Routine | mutt: Mutt is a low resource, highly configurable, text-based MIME e-mail client | 6.5 | 0.0235 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T12:40:37Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo