USN-5509-1

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    USN-5509-1

    Published: 11 Jul 2022Last Modified: 27 Apr 2026

    Summary: dovecot vulnerability

    Details: Julian Brook discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled multiple passdb configuration entries. In certain configurations, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5509-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-30550

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: dovecot

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/dovecot@1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.8?arch=source&distro=bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.8

    Affected versions

    1:2.2.27-3ubuntu1
    1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu1
    1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu2
    1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu3
    1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4
    1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.1
    1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.2
    1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.3
    1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.4
    1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.5
    1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.6
    1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.7

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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