Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2024.227.01
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2024-227-01)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'dovecot' package(s) announced via the SSA:2024-227-01 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'dovecot' package(s) announced via the SSA:2024-227-01 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New dovecot packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/dovecot-2.3.21.1-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes security issues: A large number of address headers in email resulted in excessive CPU usage. Abnormally large email headers are now truncated or discarded, with a limit of 10MB on a single header and 50MB for all the headers of all the parts of an email. For more information, see: [links moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'dovecot' package(s) on Slackware 15.0, Slackware current. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-23184 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-23185
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