# RLSA-2022:1964: fetchmail security update

RLSA-2022:1964, released May 10, 2022, fixes 2 CVEs in fetchmail (version 0:6.4.24-1.el8). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rlsa-2022-1964
- Platform: Linux
- Released: May 10, 2022
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2021-36386, high severity)
- CVEs: 2, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2022:1964

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [fetchmail](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/fetchmail.md) | rocky 8 | 0:6.4.24-1.el8 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2021-36386](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2021-36386.md) | High | fetchmail: Fetchmail is a remote mail retrieval and forwarding utility intended for use over on-demand TCP/IP links, like SLIP o... | 7.5 | 0.0256 |  |
| [CVE-2021-39272](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2021-39272.md) | High | fetchmail: Fetchmail is a remote mail retrieval and forwarding utility intended for use over on-demand TCP/IP links, like SLIP o... | 7.5 | 0.0093 |  |

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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 Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo