USN-6982-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6982-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6982-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6982-1
Upstream
Related
Published
2024-09-02T03:31:37.659295Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:38:18Z
Summary
dovecot vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that Dovecot did not not properly have restrictions on ithe size of address headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause denial of service. (CVE-2024-23184, CVE-2024-23185)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / dovecot

Package

Name
dovecot
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dovecot@1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6

Affected versions

1:2.*

1:2.3.20+dfsg1-1ubuntu3
1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu1
1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu2
1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu4
1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu5

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-auth-lua"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-core"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-gssapi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-imapd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-ldap"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-lmtpd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-managesieved"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-mysql"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-pgsql"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-pop3d"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-sieve"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-solr"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-sqlite"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-submissiond"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2024-23184"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2024-23185"
        }
    ]
}