# SUSE-SU-2026:23595-1: dovecot24 security update

SUSE-SU-2026:23595-1, released September 1, 2026, fixes 24 CVEs in dovecot24 (version 2.4.4-160000.2.1). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-23595-1
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Sep 1, 2026
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2026-33263, high severity)
- CVEs: 24, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:23595-1

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [dovecot24](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/dovecot24.md) | sles 16.0 | 2.4.4-160000.2.1 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2026-33263](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-33263.md) | High | dovecot: When mail_max_userip_connections is set (default 10) and reached, submission-login can crash with epoll() panic cause... | 9.1 | 0.0055 |  |
| [CVE-2026-33605](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-33605.md) | High | dovecot: An unauthenticated attacker can crash the ManageSieve login process by sending a small malformed command before authe... | 9.1 | 0.0045 |  |
| [CVE-2026-42391](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-42391.md) | High | dovecot: An unauthenticated attacker can send an IMAP ID command with a very large number of parameters before logging in, whi... | 9.1 | 0.0045 |  |
| [CVE-2026-27852](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-27852.md) | High | dovecot23: DoS by sending mail with bad header (bsc#1276799). | 9.1 | 0.0043 |  |
| [CVE-2026-42007](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-42007.md) | High | dovecot: An attacker that has valid credentials can use a Sieve script with the editheader extension to trigger a use-after-fr... | 9.1 | 0.0035 |  |
| [CVE-2026-40018](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-40018.md) | High | dovecot: None None None No publicly available exploits are known. | 9.1 | 0.0032 |  |
| [CVE-2026-73208](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-73208.md) | High | dovecot: An attacker that holds a token intended for a different purpose can authenticate, because when an OAuth2 token respon... | 9.1 | 0.0031 |  |
| [CVE-2026-40013](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-40013.md) | Routine | dovecot: An attacker that has valid credentials can submit a Sieve script containing an extreme numeric literal, which causes... | 4.3 | 0.0087 |  |
| [CVE-2026-33607](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-33607.md) | Routine | dovecot23: IMAP LIST match_sub() Exponential Backtracking -- CPU Denial of Service (bsc#1276795). | 4.3 | 0.0055 |  |
| [CVE-2026-40015](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-40015.md) | Routine | dovecot23: imap-hibernate can be crashed (bsc#1276812). | 4.3 | 0.0055 |  |
| [CVE-2026-52687](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-52687.md) | Routine | dovecot23: IMAP: COMPRESS ZSTD can cause excessive memory usage (bsc#1276837). | 6.5 | 0.0040 |  |
| [CVE-2026-73209](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-73209.md) | Routine | dovecot23: imap-login crash: Self-recursion on zero-output decompress chunks (bsc#1276833). | 6.5 | 0.0040 |  |
| [CVE-2026-42395](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-42395.md) | Routine | dovecot23: Single NUL-Byte XCLIENT FORWARD Payload Crashes (bsc#1276826). | 4.3 | 0.0035 |  |
| [CVE-2026-40014](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-40014.md) | Routine | dovecot23: CPU DoS via Crafted References Header (bsc#1276804). | 6.5 | 0.0033 |  |
| [CVE-2026-40017](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-40017.md) | Routine | dovecot: An attacker that can send mail to a user can craft a message header whose values are chosen to collide in an internal... | 6.5 | 0.0033 |  |
| [CVE-2026-33604](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-33604.md) | Routine | dovecot23: SMTP Smuggling via Missing Dot-Stuffing (bsc#1276802). | 5.9 | 0.0031 |  |
| [CVE-2026-52681](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-52681.md) | Routine | dovecot23: Sieve resource usage tracking lost when active script changes (bsc#1276828). | 3.1 | 0.0030 |  |
| [CVE-2026-42392](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-42392.md) | Routine | dovecot: An attacker that has valid credentials can send an invalid IMAP URLFETCH command, which causes uninitialized memory t... | 4.3 | 0.0027 |  |
| [CVE-2026-40203](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-40203.md) | Routine | dovecot23: IMAP Compression Can Reveal Whether a Small Synced Email Body Matches Sender-Chosen Text | 3.7 | 0.0026 |  |
| [CVE-2026-33606](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-33606.md) | Routine | dovecot23: dsync: Mail content can cause dsync protocol injection (bsc#1276800). | 4.8 | 0.0025 |  |
| [CVE-2026-42008](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-42008.md) | Routine | dovecot23: XCLIENT FORWARD= bare token not namespaced (bsc#1276824). | 4.3 | 0.0024 |  |
| [CVE-2026-40205](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-40205.md) | Routine | dovecot23: OAuth2 passdb scope enforcement bypass via OR semantics in remote validation path (bsc#1276820). | 5.9 | 0.0021 |  |
| [CVE-2026-40204](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-40204.md) | Routine | dovecot: None None None No publicly available exploits are known. | 3.1 | 0.0021 |  |
| [CVE-2026-42393](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-42393.md) | Routine | dovecot23: doveadm_password or api key length can still be leaked with timing comparisons (bsc#1276827). | 3.1 | 0.0017 |  |

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