Linux · Security advisory · October 6, 2026

RHSA-2026:76763: Security update for 5 packages

RHSA-2026:76763, released October 6, 2026, fixes 8 CVEs across 5 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVEs closed
8
None rated Critical
Exploited
0
None reported
Exploitation more likely
0
Vendor assessment
Highest EPSS
0.0055
46th percentile

Priority of the 8 CVEs

Patch now 0 Urgent 0 High 8 Routine 0

Fixed package versions

ProductReleaseFixed in
dovecotRHEL 81:2.3.16-16.el8_10
dovecot-develRHEL 81:2.3.16-16.el8_10
dovecot-mysqlRHEL 81:2.3.16-16.el8_10
dovecot-pgsqlRHEL 81:2.3.16-16.el8_10
dovecot-pigeonholeRHEL 81:2.3.16-16.el8_10

CVEs this fix closes

PriorityCVETitleImpactCVSSEPSSExploitation
High CVE-2026-33263 dovecot: When mail_max_userip_connections is set (default 10) and reached, submission-login can crash with epoll() panic cause... 9.1 0.0055 None reported
High CVE-2026-33605 dovecot: An unauthenticated attacker can crash the ManageSieve login process by sending a small malformed command before authe... 9.1 0.0045 None reported
High CVE-2026-42391 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 None reported
High CVE-2026-27852 dovecot: Dovecot is an IMAP server for Linux and other UNIX-like systems, written primarily with security in mind 9.1 0.0043 None reported
High CVE-2026-40019 dovecot: An unauthenticated attacker can send a truncated quoted argument to the ManageSieve login process, which makes it spi... 9.1 0.0037 None reported
High CVE-2026-42007 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 None reported
High CVE-2026-40018 dovecot: None None None No publicly available exploits are known. 9.1 0.0032 None reported
High CVE-2026-73208 dovecot: An attacker that holds a token intended for a different purpose can authenticate, because when an OAuth2 token respon... 9.1 0.0031 None reported
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