Re: [BLFS Trac] #23051: dovecot-2.4.4 (was: dovecot-2.4.3)

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#23051: dovecot-2.4.4
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 Reporter:  Douglas R. Reno  |       Owner:  Douglas R. Reno
     Type:  enhancement      |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  high             |   Milestone:  13.1
Component:  BOOK             |     Version:  git
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                   |
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Changes (by Douglas R. Reno):

 * summary:  dovecot-2.4.3 => dovecot-2.4.4

Comment:

 Now 2.4.4.

 {{{
 Hi!

 We're sharing our latest advisory with you and like to thank everyone who
 contributed in
 finding and solving those vulnerabilities. This advisory is also published
 at https://
 documentation.open-xchange.com/dovecot/security/advisories/html/2026/oxdc-
 adv-2026-0002.html

 ---

 Classification: TLP:GREEN

 Internal reference: DOV-8967
 Type: CWE-235 (Improper Handling of Extra Parameters)
 Component: core
 Report confidence: Confirmed
 Solution status: Fixed by vendor
 Last affected revision: OX Dovecot Pro core 3.1.4, OX Dovecot CE core
 2.4.3
 First fixed revision: OX Dovecot Pro core 3.1.5, OX Dovecot CE core 2.4.4
 Discovery date: 2026-03-29
 Solution date: 2026-05-05
 Disclosure date: 2026-05-05
 Researcher credits: caprinuxx@yeswehack
 CVE: CVE-2026-27851
 CVSS: 7.4 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)

 Details:

 lib-var-expand: Safe filter leaks to all following pipelines. When safe
 filter is used
 with variable expansion, all following pipelines on the same string are
 incorrectly
 interpreted as safe too, enabling unsafe data to be unescaped.

 Risk:

 This can enable SQL / LDAP injection attacks when used in authentication.
 No publicly
 available exploits are known.

 Solution:
 Avoid using safe filter until on fixed version.

 ---

 Internal reference: DOV-8948
 Type: CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption)
 Component: core
 Report confidence: Confirmed
 Solution status: Fixed by vendor
 Last affected revision: OX Dovecot Pro core 2.3.0
 First fixed revision: OX Dovecot Pro core 3.1.5, OX Dovecot CE core 2.4.4
 Discovery date: 2026-03-24
 Solution date: 2026-05-05
 Disclosure date: 2026-05-05
 Researcher credits: djvirus@yeswehack
 CVE: CVE-2026-40016
 CVSS: 5.3 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

 Details:

 Sieve :contains/:matches O(N×M) Substring Match Bypasses
 sieve_max_cpu_time Limit (130×
 Overrun). Attacker can upload a malicious Sieve script over ManageSieve
 service (or
 locally) to bypass configured CPU time limits for Sieve up to 130 times of
 the
 configured limit.

 Risk:

 Attacker can use this to degrade server performance and bypass configured
 CPU time
 limits for Sieve scripts. No publicly available exploits are known.

 Solution:

 Install fixed version, or alternatively prevent direct access to Sieve
 scripts via
 ManageSieve or local access.

 ---

 Internal reference: DOV-9030
 Type: CWE-99 (Improper Control of Resource Identifiers ('Resource
 Injection'))
 Component: core
 Report confidence: Confirmed
 Solution status: Fixed by vendor
 Last affected revision: OX Dovecot Pro core 3.1.0, OX Dovecot CE core
 2.4.0
 First fixed revision: OX Dovecot Pro core 3.1.5, OX Dovecot CE core 2.4.4
 Discovery date: 2026-04-08
 Solution date: 2026-05-05
 Disclosure date: 2026-05-05
 Researcher credits: ylwango613@yeswehack
 CVE: CVE-2026-33603
 CVSS: 6.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)

 Details:

 login: Base64 input can contain tabs that bypass IPC protection. Attacker
 can use a
 specially crafted base64 exchange between Dovecot and Client to fake SCRAM
 TLS channel
 binding. This requires that the attacker is able to position itself
 between Dovecot and
 the client connection.

 Risk:

 If successful, the attacker can eavesdrop communications between Dovecot
 and client as
 MITM proxy. No publicly available exploits are known.

 Solution:
 Install fixed version.

 ---

 Internal reference: DOV-9040
 Type: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)
 Component: core
 Report confidence: Confirmed
 Solution status: Fixed by vendor
 Last affected revision: OX Dovecot Pro core 2.3.0
 First fixed revision: OX Dovecot Pro core 3.1.5, OX Dovecot CE core 2.4.4
 Discovery date: 2026-04-08
 Solution date: 2026-05-05
 Disclosure date: 2026-05-05
 Researcher credits: ilhamaf@yeswehack
 CVE: CVE-2026-40020
 CVSS: 3.1 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

 Details:

 IMAP folders can be shared-spammed to everyone. Attacker can use the IMAP
 SETACL command
 to inject the anyone permission to user's dovecot-acl file even if
 imap_acl_allow_anyone=no. This causes folders to be spammed to all users.

 Risk:

 The impact is limited to being able to spam folders to other users, no
 unexpected access
 is gained. No publicly available exploits are known.

 Solution:
 Install to fixed version.

 ---

 Internal reference: DOV-9138
 Type: CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption)
 Component: core
 Report confidence: Confirmed
 Solution status: Fixed by vendor
 Last affected revision: OX Dovecot Pro core 3.0.5, OX Dovecot Pro core
 3.1.4, OX Dovecot
 CE core 2.4.3
 First fixed revision: OX Dovecot Pro core 3.1.5, OX Dovecot CE core 2.4.4
 Discovery date: 2026-04-27
 Solution date: 2026-05-05
 Disclosure date: 2026-05-05
 Researcher credits: D4RKCYPH3R@yeswehack
 CVE: CVE-2026-42006
 CVSS: 4.3 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

 Details:

 imap-login: Excessive memory usage DoS - Try 2. An attacker can cause
 uncontrolled
 memory usage with excessive bracing over IMAP. The fix in CVE-2026-27857
 was incomplete,
 only blocking one way of doing this, so there was still another way left
 open. In
 particular, the fix was for closing braces, but you could still use open
 braces to
 bypass the limit.

 Risk:
 Using excessive bracing, attacker can cause memory usage up to configured
 memory limit.

 No publicly available exploits are known.

 Solution:
 Install fixed version, or configure vsz_limit for imap process to low
 value.
 }}}
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