alsa-2026:13830
Vulnerability from osv_almalinux
Published
2026-05-05 00:00
Modified
2026-05-05 19:20
Summary
Important: dovecot security update
Details

Dovecot is an IMAP server for Linux and other UNIX-like systems, written primarily with security in mind. It also contains a small POP3 server, and supports e-mail in either the maildir or mbox format. The SQL drivers and authentication plug-ins are provided as subpackages.

Security Fix(es):

  • dovecot: ManageSieve: Denial of Service via crafted SASL initial response in AUTHENTICATE command (CVE-2025-59032)
  • dovecot: denial of service via crafted message before authentication (CVE-2026-27858)
  • dovecot: denial of service via specially crafted NOOP command (CVE-2026-27857)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References
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              "introduced": "0"
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  "details": "Dovecot is an IMAP server for Linux and other UNIX-like systems, written primarily with security in mind. It also contains a small POP3 server, and supports e-mail in either the maildir or mbox format. The SQL drivers and authentication plug-ins are provided as subpackages.   \n\nSecurity Fix(es):  \n\n  * dovecot: ManageSieve: Denial of Service via crafted SASL initial response in AUTHENTICATE command (CVE-2025-59032)\n  * dovecot: denial of service via crafted message before authentication (CVE-2026-27858)\n  * dovecot: denial of service via specially crafted NOOP command (CVE-2026-27857)\n\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.\n",
  "id": "ALSA-2026:13830",
  "modified": "2026-05-05T19:20:58Z",
  "published": "2026-05-05T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13830"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-59032"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-27857"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-27858"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2452172"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2452175"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2452179"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-13830.html"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "CVE-2025-59032",
    "CVE-2026-27858",
    "CVE-2026-27857"
  ],
  "summary": "Important: dovecot security update"
}


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