SUSE update for dovecot22

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU65119

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-30550

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly handle multiple passdb
configuration entries. A remote attacker can potentially escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package dovecot22 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar: 9

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit: 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP: 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP2-BCL - 12-SP5

SUSE OpenStack Cloud: 9

dovecot22-devel: before 2.2.31-19.29.1

dovecot22-debugsource: before 2.2.31-19.29.1

dovecot22-debuginfo: before 2.2.31-19.29.1

dovecot22-backend-sqlite-debuginfo: before 2.2.31-19.29.1

dovecot22-backend-sqlite: before 2.2.31-19.29.1

dovecot22-backend-pgsql-debuginfo: before 2.2.31-19.29.1

dovecot22-backend-pgsql: before 2.2.31-19.29.1

dovecot22-backend-mysql-debuginfo: before 2.2.31-19.29.1

dovecot22-backend-mysql: before 2.2.31-19.29.1

dovecot22: before 2.2.31-19.29.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20222618-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.