GLSA 202101-25: Mutt: Denial of service

Severity:normal
Title:Mutt: Denial of service
Date:01/26/2021
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 Architecture(s)
mail-client/mutt < 2.0.4-r1 >= 2.0.4-r1 All supported architectures

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

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202101-25.xml

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 2010 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.

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