SUSE update for dovecot22

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

Update the affected package dovecot22 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar: 9

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit: 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP: 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP2-BCL - 12-SP5

SUSE OpenStack Cloud: 9

dovecot22-devel: before 2.2.31-19.29.1

dovecot22-debugsource: before 2.2.31-19.29.1

dovecot22-debuginfo: before 2.2.31-19.29.1

dovecot22-backend-sqlite-debuginfo: before 2.2.31-19.29.1

dovecot22-backend-sqlite: before 2.2.31-19.29.1

dovecot22-backend-pgsql-debuginfo: before 2.2.31-19.29.1

dovecot22-backend-pgsql: before 2.2.31-19.29.1

dovecot22-backend-mysql-debuginfo: before 2.2.31-19.29.1

dovecot22-backend-mysql: before 2.2.31-19.29.1

dovecot22: before 2.2.31-19.29.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_openstack_cloud_crowbar:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap:12-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications:12-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12-SP2-BCL:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12-SP3-BCL:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12-SP4-LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_openstack_cloud:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:dovecot22-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:dovecot22-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:dovecot22-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:dovecot22-backend-sqlite-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:dovecot22-backend-sqlite:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:dovecot22-backend-pgsql-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:dovecot22-backend-pgsql:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:dovecot22-backend-mysql-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:dovecot22-backend-mysql:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:dovecot22:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20222618-1/

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.