[Cucumber-linux-security] dovecot (security update is available)

[Scott C. <sc...@cu...>]

  Update Information

A security update is available for dovecot for the following versions of
Cucumber Linux:

  * 1.0
  * 1.1 Beta

Here are the details from the Cucumber 1.1 Beta changelog:

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Wed Feb 28 16:57:11 EST 2018
net-extra/dovecot upgraded from 2.2.33.2 to 2.2.34 to fix two security
	vulnerabilities: CVE-2017-15130, which could lead to excessive memory
	consumption if the Dovecot config has local_name { } or local { } blocks
	in it and CVE-2017-14461, which could result in a denial of service
	(crash) or information disclosure (leaking memory contents to an
	attacker) when parsing an invalid email address. For more information
	see:
		https://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2018-February/000370.html
		https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-15130
		http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=305
		https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-14461
		http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=306
* SECURITY FIX *
+----------------+

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  CLD and CVE Information

This update is associated with the following Cucumber Linux Deficiency
(CLD) and CVE numbers:

  * CLD-305 [CVE-2017-15130]
    (http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=305)
  * CLD-306 [CVE-2017-14461]
    (http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=306)

More information about these CLDs can be found at their respective pages
on the Cucumber Linux Security Advisory Tracker (these are the URLs in
parenthesis above).

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  Installing the Update

The updated package can be installed via Pickle by running the following
commands (as root):

# pickle --update
# pickle

Make sure dovecot is selected on the update list, and then select Ok.
Pickle will then install the updated package.

If you prefer to download the updated package manually, it can be found
on the mirror at http://mirror.cucumberlinux.com/cucumber/.

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