Description
In Dovecot before 2.3.9.2, an attacker can crash a push-notification driver with a crafted email when push notifications are used, because of a NULL Pointer Dereference. The email must use a group address as either the sender or the recipient.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | dovecot23 | 2.3.16-1.6 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10726-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | dovecot24 | 2.4.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:14715-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | dovecot | 2.3.9.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | dovecot | 2.3.9.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | dovecot | 2.3.9.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | dovecot | 2.3.9.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | dovecot | 2.3.9.2-r0 | — |
Show 9 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | dovecot | 2.3.9.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | dovecot | 2.3.9.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | dovecot | 2.3.9.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | dovecot | 2.3.9.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | dovecot | 2.3.9.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | dovecot | 2.3.9.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.13 | dovecot | 2.3.9.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.12 | dovecot | 2.3.9.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.11 | dovecot | 2.3.9.2-r0 | — |
Advisories 3
- openSUSE-SU-2025:14715-1 dovecot24-2.4.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10726-1 dovecot23-2.3.16-1.6 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025
- WID-SEC-2025-0238 Dovecot: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Feb 2, 2025
References
- https://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2019-December/000428.html
- https://dovecot.org/security.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/13/3
- https://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot-news/2019-December/000428.html
- FEDORA-2019-5898f4f935 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2019-72e5ac943a vendor-advisory