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RHEL 7 : dovecot (RHSA-2026:26564)

🗓️ 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Dovecot on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 has a timing attack in credential verification and several denial of service flaws.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:26564. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(321358);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/06/17");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2025-59032",
    "CVE-2026-27856",
    "CVE-2026-27857",
    "CVE-2026-27858"
  );
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2026:26564");

  script_name(english:"RHEL 7 : dovecot (RHSA-2026:26564)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for dovecot.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as
referenced in the RHSA-2026:26564 advisory.

    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: Doveadm: Full access via timing oracle attack in credential verification (CVE-2026-27856)

    * 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.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2452171");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2452172");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2452175");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2452179");
  # https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_26564.json
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?332467a3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26564");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the RHEL dovecot package based on the guidance in RHSA-2026:26564.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-27856");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(208, 229, 770);
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"Important");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/03/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/06/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/06/17");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dovecot");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dovecot-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dovecot-mysql");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dovecot-pgsql");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dovecot-pigeonhole");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Red Hat Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "redhat_repos.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm2.inc');
include('rhel.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'Red Hat' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Red Hat');
if (!rhel_check_release(operator: 'ge', os_version: os_version, rhel_version: '7')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat 7.x', 'Red Hat ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Red Hat', cpu);

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '7',
    'repo_relative_urls': [
      'content/els/rhel/power-le/7/7Server/ppc64le/debug',
      'content/els/rhel/power-le/7/7Server/ppc64le/optional/debug',
      'content/els/rhel/power-le/7/7Server/ppc64le/optional/os',
      'content/els/rhel/power-le/7/7Server/ppc64le/optional/source/SRPMS',
      'content/els/rhel/power-le/7/7Server/ppc64le/os',
      'content/els/rhel/power-le/7/7Server/ppc64le/source/SRPMS',
      'content/els/rhel/power/7/7Server/ppc64/debug',
      'content/els/rhel/power/7/7Server/ppc64/optional/debug',
      'content/els/rhel/power/7/7Server/ppc64/optional/os',
      'content/els/rhel/power/7/7Server/ppc64/optional/source/SRPMS',
      'content/els/rhel/power/7/7Server/ppc64/os',
      'content/els/rhel/power/7/7Server/ppc64/source/SRPMS',
      'content/els/rhel/server/7/7Server/x86_64/debug',
      'content/els/rhel/server/7/7Server/x86_64/optional/debug',
      'content/els/rhel/server/7/7Server/x86_64/optional/os',
      'content/els/rhel/server/7/7Server/x86_64/optional/source/SRPMS',
      'content/els/rhel/server/7/7Server/x86_64/os',
      'content/els/rhel/server/7/7Server/x86_64/source/SRPMS',
      'content/els/rhel/system-z/7/7Server/s390x/debug',
      'content/els/rhel/system-z/7/7Server/s390x/optional/debug',
      'content/els/rhel/system-z/7/7Server/s390x/optional/os',
      'content/els/rhel/system-z/7/7Server/s390x/optional/source/SRPMS',
      'content/els/rhel/system-z/7/7Server/s390x/os',
      'content/els/rhel/system-z/7/7Server/s390x/source/SRPMS'
    ],
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'dovecot-2.2.36-8.el7_9.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'dovecot-2.2.36-8.el7_9.1', 'cpu':'ppc', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'dovecot-2.2.36-8.el7_9.1', 'cpu':'ppc64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'dovecot-2.2.36-8.el7_9.1', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'dovecot-2.2.36-8.el7_9.1', 'cpu':'s390', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'dovecot-2.2.36-8.el7_9.1', 'cpu':'s390x', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'dovecot-2.2.36-8.el7_9.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'dovecot-devel-2.2.36-8.el7_9.1', 'cpu':'ppc64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'dovecot-devel-2.2.36-8.el7_9.1', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'dovecot-devel-2.2.36-8.el7_9.1', 'cpu':'s390x', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'dovecot-devel-2.2.36-8.el7_9.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'dovecot-mysql-2.2.36-8.el7_9.1', 'cpu':'ppc64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'dovecot-mysql-2.2.36-8.el7_9.1', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'dovecot-mysql-2.2.36-8.el7_9.1', 'cpu':'s390x', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'dovecot-mysql-2.2.36-8.el7_9.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'dovecot-pgsql-2.2.36-8.el7_9.1', 'cpu':'ppc64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'dovecot-pgsql-2.2.36-8.el7_9.1', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'dovecot-pgsql-2.2.36-8.el7_9.1', 'cpu':'s390x', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'dovecot-pgsql-2.2.36-8.el7_9.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'dovecot-pigeonhole-2.2.36-8.el7_9.1', 'cpu':'ppc64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'dovecot-pigeonhole-2.2.36-8.el7_9.1', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'dovecot-pigeonhole-2.2.36-8.el7_9.1', 'cpu':'s390x', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'dovecot-pigeonhole-2.2.36-8.el7_9.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'}
    ]
  }
];

var applicable_repo_urls = rhel_determine_applicable_repository_urls(constraints:constraints);
if(applicable_repo_urls == RHEL_REPOS_NO_OVERLAP_MESSAGE) exit(0, RHEL_REPO_NOT_ENABLED);

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var repo_relative_urls;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }

  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['repo_relative_urls'])) repo_relative_urls = constraint['repo_relative_urls'];

  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        rhel_decide_repo_relative_url_check(required_repo_url_list:repo_relative_urls) &&
        (applicable_repo_urls || (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check))) &&
        rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  var extra = NULL;
  if (isnull(applicable_repo_urls) || !applicable_repo_urls) extra = rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_repo_caveat();
  else extra = rpm_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'dovecot / dovecot-devel / dovecot-mysql / dovecot-pgsql / etc');
}

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17 Jun 2026 00:00Current
5.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.6
CVSS 3.17.5
EPSS0.00456
SSVC
5