Description
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in openSUSE Tumbleweed cyrus-imapd allows escalation from cyrus to root.This issue affects openSUSE Tumbleweed cyrus-imapd before 3.8.4-2.1.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE | openSUSE Tumbleweed | ? – < 3.8.4-2.1 | 3.8.4-2.1 |
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.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | cyrus-imapd | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | cyrus-imapd | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | cyrus-imapd | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | cyrus-imapd | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | cyrus-imapd | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | cyrus-imapd | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | cyrus-imapd | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | cyrus-imapd | 3.8.4-2.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:15038-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | cyrus-imapd | 3.8.6-bp160.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:20962-1 |
Advisories 2
- openSUSE-SU-2026:20962-1 Security update for cyrus-imapd SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 16, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2025:15038-1 cyradm-3.8.4-2.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026