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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2021:4181 - Security Advisory
Issued:
2021-11-09
Updated:
2021-11-09

RHSA-2021:4181 - Security Advisory

  • Overview
  • Updated Packages

Synopsis

Moderate: mutt security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Moderate

Red Hat Insights patch analysis

Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

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Topic

An update for mutt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Description

Mutt is a low resource, highly configurable, text-based MIME e-mail client. Mutt supports most e-mail storing formats, such as mbox and Maildir, as well as most protocols, including POP3 and IMAP.

The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: mutt (2.0.7). (BZ#1912614)

Security Fix(es):

  • mutt: Incorrect handling of invalid initial IMAP responses could lead to an authentication attempt over unencrypted connection (CVE-2020-28896)
  • mutt: Memory leak when parsing rfc822 group addresses (CVE-2021-3181)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 8 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 8.6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 8.6 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 8 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.6 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 8 aarch64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 8.6 aarch64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.6 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.6 x86_64

Fixes

  • BZ - 1890084 - RFE: Enable oauth2 support in mutt
  • BZ - 1900826 - CVE-2020-28896 mutt: Incorrect handling of invalid initial IMAP responses could lead to an authentication attempt over unencrypted connection
  • BZ - 1912614 - [RFE] Rebase mutt packages to mutt v2.x+
  • BZ - 1920446 - CVE-2021-3181 mutt: Memory leak when parsing rfc822 group addresses

CVEs

  • CVE-2020-28896
  • CVE-2021-3181

References

  • https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
  • https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/8.5_release_notes/
Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 8

SRPM
mutt-2.0.7-1.el8.src.rpm SHA-256: 3769d16ae0cdab00c8d587a256f566e352bad54a69d58c8ccbd2c4c1d3e01fa9
x86_64
mutt-2.0.7-1.el8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 244e2742300be90bb1742bb52e2339808aaf975d52dbc49a0276276766c26984
mutt-debuginfo-2.0.7-1.el8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1b9ddecdefdc5fc565b56e9d75dd695390506b81647123b87c90c0f0246f0c05
mutt-debugsource-2.0.7-1.el8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9f9473c6ed9706de81eb01aec5a266d2ca738027b1d09bbfe12a27c87abc4f7b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.6

SRPM
mutt-2.0.7-1.el8.src.rpm SHA-256: 3769d16ae0cdab00c8d587a256f566e352bad54a69d58c8ccbd2c4c1d3e01fa9
x86_64
mutt-2.0.7-1.el8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 244e2742300be90bb1742bb52e2339808aaf975d52dbc49a0276276766c26984
mutt-debuginfo-2.0.7-1.el8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1b9ddecdefdc5fc565b56e9d75dd695390506b81647123b87c90c0f0246f0c05
mutt-debugsource-2.0.7-1.el8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9f9473c6ed9706de81eb01aec5a266d2ca738027b1d09bbfe12a27c87abc4f7b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 8.6

SRPM
mutt-2.0.7-1.el8.src.rpm SHA-256: 3769d16ae0cdab00c8d587a256f566e352bad54a69d58c8ccbd2c4c1d3e01fa9
x86_64
mutt-2.0.7-1.el8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 244e2742300be90bb1742bb52e2339808aaf975d52dbc49a0276276766c26984
mutt-debuginfo-2.0.7-1.el8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1b9ddecdefdc5fc565b56e9d75dd695390506b81647123b87c90c0f0246f0c05
mutt-debugsource-2.0.7-1.el8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9f9473c6ed9706de81eb01aec5a266d2ca738027b1d09bbfe12a27c87abc4f7b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8

SRPM
mutt-2.0.7-1.el8.src.rpm SHA-256: 3769d16ae0cdab00c8d587a256f566e352bad54a69d58c8ccbd2c4c1d3e01fa9
s390x
mutt-2.0.7-1.el8.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 223a22662341ef3bc16e86b7fe4898bc06b9236959d3aaad51b43efb99c6ba83
mutt-debuginfo-2.0.7-1.el8.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 5c4d4209f7228ece561e044afc0542c34cb308c1e1c83652c657c64bbbfff0f0
mutt-debugsource-2.0.7-1.el8.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 892e81afd22a3f19ff9baa1dfc00e3365e1f9f662c93092e5c5c55405b6f54a0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 8.6

SRPM
mutt-2.0.7-1.el8.src.rpm SHA-256: 3769d16ae0cdab00c8d587a256f566e352bad54a69d58c8ccbd2c4c1d3e01fa9
s390x
mutt-2.0.7-1.el8.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 223a22662341ef3bc16e86b7fe4898bc06b9236959d3aaad51b43efb99c6ba83
mutt-debuginfo-2.0.7-1.el8.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 5c4d4209f7228ece561e044afc0542c34cb308c1e1c83652c657c64bbbfff0f0
mutt-debugsource-2.0.7-1.el8.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 892e81afd22a3f19ff9baa1dfc00e3365e1f9f662c93092e5c5c55405b6f54a0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 8

SRPM
mutt-2.0.7-1.el8.src.rpm SHA-256: 3769d16ae0cdab00c8d587a256f566e352bad54a69d58c8ccbd2c4c1d3e01fa9
ppc64le
mutt-2.0.7-1.el8.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: b429f105d4180e7a211eb785358f75c3ccfa895a58ada34e73a316c230d8b384
mutt-debuginfo-2.0.7-1.el8.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 80e48101c96f144a02cf4c7a7dc75c4af5bf0f32a4f5e09a0589fb8ffcb024c9
mutt-debugsource-2.0.7-1.el8.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 04f3d9435135207a34bf1976bd3975ce44fa73f66f0a8c45060d9da7c0e8782e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.6

SRPM
mutt-2.0.7-1.el8.src.rpm SHA-256: 3769d16ae0cdab00c8d587a256f566e352bad54a69d58c8ccbd2c4c1d3e01fa9
ppc64le
mutt-2.0.7-1.el8.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: b429f105d4180e7a211eb785358f75c3ccfa895a58ada34e73a316c230d8b384
mutt-debuginfo-2.0.7-1.el8.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 80e48101c96f144a02cf4c7a7dc75c4af5bf0f32a4f5e09a0589fb8ffcb024c9
mutt-debugsource-2.0.7-1.el8.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 04f3d9435135207a34bf1976bd3975ce44fa73f66f0a8c45060d9da7c0e8782e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.6

SRPM
mutt-2.0.7-1.el8.src.rpm SHA-256: 3769d16ae0cdab00c8d587a256f566e352bad54a69d58c8ccbd2c4c1d3e01fa9
x86_64
mutt-2.0.7-1.el8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 244e2742300be90bb1742bb52e2339808aaf975d52dbc49a0276276766c26984
mutt-debuginfo-2.0.7-1.el8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1b9ddecdefdc5fc565b56e9d75dd695390506b81647123b87c90c0f0246f0c05
mutt-debugsource-2.0.7-1.el8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9f9473c6ed9706de81eb01aec5a266d2ca738027b1d09bbfe12a27c87abc4f7b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 8

SRPM
mutt-2.0.7-1.el8.src.rpm SHA-256: 3769d16ae0cdab00c8d587a256f566e352bad54a69d58c8ccbd2c4c1d3e01fa9
aarch64
mutt-2.0.7-1.el8.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 6fc827a0a47da53aab666108576d65d36154c0e67e6fc1c69154d7c6dbd05fce
mutt-debuginfo-2.0.7-1.el8.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: df961840bb65e7574744d63a29904d775d64c335d07bb06cbbc8e1794c69cf53
mutt-debugsource-2.0.7-1.el8.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: e85a78f2ac98c159c552cf6e65a3fc03271eb1bd7975df5bb0ade8207547c2d8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 8.6

SRPM
mutt-2.0.7-1.el8.src.rpm SHA-256: 3769d16ae0cdab00c8d587a256f566e352bad54a69d58c8ccbd2c4c1d3e01fa9
aarch64
mutt-2.0.7-1.el8.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 6fc827a0a47da53aab666108576d65d36154c0e67e6fc1c69154d7c6dbd05fce
mutt-debuginfo-2.0.7-1.el8.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: df961840bb65e7574744d63a29904d775d64c335d07bb06cbbc8e1794c69cf53
mutt-debugsource-2.0.7-1.el8.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: e85a78f2ac98c159c552cf6e65a3fc03271eb1bd7975df5bb0ade8207547c2d8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.6

SRPM
mutt-2.0.7-1.el8.src.rpm SHA-256: 3769d16ae0cdab00c8d587a256f566e352bad54a69d58c8ccbd2c4c1d3e01fa9
ppc64le
mutt-2.0.7-1.el8.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: b429f105d4180e7a211eb785358f75c3ccfa895a58ada34e73a316c230d8b384
mutt-debuginfo-2.0.7-1.el8.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 80e48101c96f144a02cf4c7a7dc75c4af5bf0f32a4f5e09a0589fb8ffcb024c9
mutt-debugsource-2.0.7-1.el8.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 04f3d9435135207a34bf1976bd3975ce44fa73f66f0a8c45060d9da7c0e8782e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.6

SRPM
mutt-2.0.7-1.el8.src.rpm SHA-256: 3769d16ae0cdab00c8d587a256f566e352bad54a69d58c8ccbd2c4c1d3e01fa9
x86_64
mutt-2.0.7-1.el8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 244e2742300be90bb1742bb52e2339808aaf975d52dbc49a0276276766c26984
mutt-debuginfo-2.0.7-1.el8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1b9ddecdefdc5fc565b56e9d75dd695390506b81647123b87c90c0f0246f0c05
mutt-debugsource-2.0.7-1.el8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9f9473c6ed9706de81eb01aec5a266d2ca738027b1d09bbfe12a27c87abc4f7b

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