DSA-4590-1 cyrus-imapd -- security update

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-4590-1 cyrus-imapd -- security update

Date Reported:

19 Dec 2019

Affected Packages:

cyrus-imapd

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2019-19783.

More information:

It was discovered that the lmtpd component of the Cyrus IMAP server created mailboxes with administrator privileges if the fileinto was used, bypassing ACL checks.

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.5.10-3+deb9u2.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 3.0.8-6+deb10u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your cyrus-imapd packages.

For the detailed security status of cyrus-imapd please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/cyrus-imapd