Fedora 35 update for dovecot



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-30550
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

dovecot
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU65119

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-30550

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly handle multiple passdb
configuration entries. A remote attacker can potentially escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 35

dovecot: before 2.3.19.1-3.fc35

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2022-06dfb760b2


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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