RHBA-2006:0439 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated dovecot packages that address various bugs are now available.

Description

Dovecot is an IMAP server for Linux/UNIX-like systems, primarily written
with security in mind.

This erratum includes the following bug fixes, including additional
documentation and migration scripts from UW IMAP to dovecot:

• cleans up temporary kerberos tickets
• adds REDHAT-FAQ.txt to doc directory
• removes LITERAL+ capability from capability string
• stops dovecot before installation of new files, allowing

dovecot to restart normally after installation.

• dovecot no longer starts too early during system boot
• adds UW to Dovecot migration documentation and scripts
• fixes SSL documentation and scripts and adds missing documentation
• Dovecot no longer returns PLAIN in SASL list for pop3 login.

Dovecot now works correctly with MAC Eudora POP3 clients.

All users of dovecot should upgrade to these updated packages, which
resolve these issues.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat
Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat
Update Agent, use the following command:

up2date

For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the
following Web page for the System Administration or Customization
guide specific to your system:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4 ppc

Fixes

• BZ - 129539 - dovecot starts before named
• BZ - 139954 - Add UW-IMAP to Dovecot migration documentation & scripts
• BZ - 171119 - leaves files in /tmp from expried kerberos tickets
• BZ - 171120 - dovecot pop fails for Mac Eudora clients
• BZ - 171122 - Dovecot is down after a dovecot update
• BZ - 171123 - dovecot violates IMAP protocol error in APPEND response
• BZ - 181442 - dovecot does not recognise 'SHA' digests when authenticating
• BZ - 182240 - MySQL support missing in dovecot on x86_64

CVEs

(none)

References

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