[ GLSA 202007-57 ] Mutt, Neomutt: Multiple vulnerabilities

Sam James <[email protected]>
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202007-57
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Mutt, Neomutt: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: July 28, 2020
     Bugs: #728294, #728302, #728708
       ID: 202007-57

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mutt and Neomutt, the worst
of which could result in an access restriction bypass.

Background
==========

Mutt is a small but very powerful text-based mail client.

NeoMutt is a command line mail reader (or MUA). It’s a fork of Mutt
with added features.

Affected packages
=================

    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  mail-client/mutt             < 1.14.4                  >= 1.14.4
  2  mail-client/neomutt         < 20200619               >= 20200619
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     2 affected packages

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mutt and Neomutt.
Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All Mutt users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/mutt-1.14.4"

All Neomutt users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/neomutt-20200619"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-14093
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14093
[ 2 ] CVE-2020-14154
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14154
[ 3 ] CVE-2020-14954
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14954

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-57

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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