USN-3881-2: Dovecot vulnerability

USN-3881-2: Dovecot vulnerability

dovecot vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu 12.04 ESM

Summary

Dovecot could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Software Description

• dovecot – IMAP and POP3 email server

Details

USN-3881-1 fixed a vulnerability in Dovecot. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled client certificates. A
remote attacker in possession of a valid certificate with an empty username
field could possibly use this issue to impersonate other users.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM

dovecot-core – 1:2.0.19-0ubuntu2.6

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• USN-3881-1
• CVE-2019-3814

Source: USN-3881-2: Dovecot vulnerability