The remote host is missing an update for the 'dovecot' package(s) announced via the SSA:2024-227-01 advisory. New dovecot packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues. A large number of address headers in email resulted in excessive CPU usage. Abnormally large email headers are now truncated or discarded, with a limit of 10MB on a single header and 50MB for all the headers of all the parts of an email
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 85 |
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![]() | Amazon Linux 2023 : dovecot, dovecot-devel, dovecot-mysql (ALAS2023-2024-785) | 11 Dec 202400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Debian dla-3860 : dovecot-auth-lua - security update | 2 Sep 202400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Fedora 40 : dovecot (2024-e23e8a3f1e) | 28 Aug 202400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS : Dovecot vulnerabilities (USN-6982-1) | 2 Sep 202400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | AlmaLinux 9 : dovecot (ALSA-2024:6529) | 11 Sep 202400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | AlmaLinux 8 : dovecot (ALSA-2024:6973) | 25 Sep 202400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Fedora 39 : dovecot (2024-ba5bb9f63a) | 28 Aug 202400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | RHEL 9 : dovecot (RHSA-2024:6465) | 9 Sep 202400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Slackware Linux 15.0 / current dovecot Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSA:2024-227-01) | 14 Aug 202400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Dovecot vulnerabilities (USN-7013-1) | 16 Sep 202400:00 | – | nessus |
Source | Link |
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cve | www.cve.org/CVERecord |
slackware | www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php |
www.2024-227-01 | |
cve | www.cve.org/CVERecord |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2024.227.01");
script_cve_id("CVE-2024-23184", "CVE-2024-23185");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2024-08-15 04:08:51 +0000 (Thu, 15 Aug 2024)");
script_version("2025-01-14T05:37:03+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-01-14 05:37:03 +0000 (Tue, 14 Jan 2025)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
script_name("Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2024-227-01)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Slackware Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/slackware_linux", "ssh/login/slackpack", re:"ssh/login/release=SLK(15\.0|current)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"SSA:2024-227-01");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2024&m=slackware-security.370077");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-23184");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-23185");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'dovecot' package(s) announced via the SSA:2024-227-01 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"New dovecot packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix security issues.
Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/dovecot-2.3.21.1-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes security issues:
A large number of address headers in email resulted in excessive CPU usage.
Abnormally large email headers are now truncated or discarded, with a limit
of 10MB on a single header and 50MB for all the headers of all the parts of
an email.
For more information, see:
[links moved to references]
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'dovecot' package(s) on Slackware 15.0, Slackware current.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-slack.inc");
release = slk_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "SLK15.0") {
if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"dovecot", ver:"2.3.21.1-i586-1_slack15.0", rls:"SLK15.0"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"dovecot", ver:"2.3.21.1-x86_64-1_slack15.0", rls:"SLK15.0"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "SLKcurrent") {
if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"dovecot", ver:"2.3.21.1-i686-1", rls:"SLKcurrent"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"dovecot", ver:"2.3.21.1-x86_64-1", rls:"SLKcurrent"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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