Security update for mutt

SUSE Security Update: Security update for mutt
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:14414-1
Rating: important
References: #1172906 #1172935 #1173197
Cross-References:CVE-2020-14093 CVE-2020-14154 CVE-2020-14954
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3

An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

This update for mutt fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2020-14954: Fixed a response injection due to a STARTTLS buffering issue which was affecting IMAP, SMTP, and POP3 (bsc#1173197).
  • CVE-2020-14093: Fixed a potential IMAP Man-in-the-Middle attack via a PREAUTH response (bsc#1172906, bsc#1172935).
  • CVE-2020-14154: Fixed an issue where Mutt was ignoring an expired certificate and was proceeding with a connection (bsc#1172906, bsc#1172935).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS:
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-mutt-14414=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3:
    zypper in -t patch sleposp3-mutt-14414=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:
    zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-mutt-14414=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3:
    zypper in -t patch dbgsp3-mutt-14414=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS (i586 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • mutt-1.5.17-42.51.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 (i586):
    • mutt-1.5.17-42.51.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • mutt-debuginfo-1.5.17-42.51.1
    • mutt-debugsource-1.5.17-42.51.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 (i586 s390x x86_64):
    • mutt-debuginfo-1.5.17-42.51.1
    • mutt-debugsource-1.5.17-42.51.1

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