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Gentoo alert 202101-25 (mutt)

From:  Sam James <sam@gentoo.org>
To:  gentoo-announce@lists.gentoo.org
Subject:  [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202101-25 ] Mutt: Denial of service
Date:  Tue, 26 Jan 2021 00:13:18 +0000
Message-ID:  <C66E811A-4275-401E-948B-0DC4561CA3F7@gentoo.org>

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202101-25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Mutt: Denial of service Date: January 26, 2021 Bugs: #765790 ID: 202101-25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== A vulnerability in Mutt could lead to a Denial of Service condition. Background ========== Mutt is a small but very powerful text-based mail client. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 mail-client/mutt < 2.0.4-r1 >= 2.0.4-r1 Description =========== A memory leak could occur when a crafted email message is received. Impact ====== An attacker could cause a possible Denial of Service condition. 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-2.0.4-r1" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2021-3181 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3181 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-25 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 security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2021 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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