SUSE-SU-2026:3919-1: critical: Security update for dovecot22

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# Security update for dovecot22

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:3919-1  
Release Date: 2026-09-02T07:31:58Z  
Rating: critical  
References:

  * bsc#1276792
  * bsc#1276795
  * bsc#1276799
  * bsc#1276800
  * bsc#1276802
  * bsc#1276804
  * bsc#1276809
  * bsc#1276811
  * bsc#1276812
  * bsc#1276815
  * bsc#1276817
  * bsc#1276827
  * bsc#1276833
  * bsc#1276835
  * bsc#1276837

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-27852
  * CVE-2026-33604
  * CVE-2026-33605
  * CVE-2026-33606
  * CVE-2026-33607
  * CVE-2026-40014
  * CVE-2026-40015
  * CVE-2026-40019
  * CVE-2026-40203
  * CVE-2026-42007
  * CVE-2026-42391
  * CVE-2026-42393
  * CVE-2026-52687
  * CVE-2026-73209

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-27852 ( SUSE ):  8.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-27852 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-27852 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-33604 ( SUSE ):  8.2
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-33604 ( SUSE ):  5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2026-33604 ( NVD ):  5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2026-33605 ( SUSE ):  8.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-33605 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-33605 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-33606 ( SUSE ):  5.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-33606 ( SUSE ):  4.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2026-33606 ( NVD ):  4.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2026-33607 ( SUSE ):  5.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-33607 ( SUSE ):  4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2026-33607 ( NVD ):  4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2026-40014 ( SUSE ):  6.9
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-40014 ( SUSE ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-40014 ( NVD ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-40015 ( SUSE ):  5.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-40015 ( SUSE ):  4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2026-40015 ( NVD ):  4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2026-40019 ( SUSE ):  8.2
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-40019 ( SUSE ):  5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-40019 ( NVD ):  5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-40203 ( SUSE ):  6.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-40203 ( SUSE ):  3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2026-40203 ( NVD ):  3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2026-42007 ( SUSE ):  8.5
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:H
  * CVE-2026-42007 ( SUSE ):  9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
  * CVE-2026-42007 ( NVD ):  9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
  * CVE-2026-42391 ( SUSE ):  8.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-42391 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-42391 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-42393 ( SUSE ):  2.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-42393 ( SUSE ):  3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2026-42393 ( NVD ):  3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2026-52687 ( SUSE ):  7.1
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-52687 ( SUSE ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-52687 ( NVD ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-73209 ( SUSE ):  7.1
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-73209 ( SUSE ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-73209 ( NVD ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

  
  
An update that solves 14 vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be
installed.

## Description:

This update for dovecot22 fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  * CVE-2026-27852: DoS by sending mail with bad header (bsc#1276799).
  * CVE-2026-33604: SMTP smuggling via missing dot-stuffing after bare carriage
    return (bsc#1276802).
  * CVE-2026-33605: `managesieve-login`: pre-auth crash (bsc#1276809).
  * CVE-2026-33606: `dsync`: mail content can cause `dsync` protocol injection
    (bsc#1276800).
  * CVE-2026-33607: IMAP `LIST` `match_sub()` exponential backtracking leading
    to CPU denial of service (bsc#1276795).
  * CVE-2026-40014: CPU DoS via crafted references header (bsc#1276804).
  * CVE-2026-40015: `imap-hibernate` can be crashed (bsc#1276812).
  * CVE-2026-40019: `managesieve-login` pre-auth infinite loop (bsc#1276811).
  * CVE-2026-40203: IMAP compression can reveal whether a small synced email
    body matches sender-chosen text (bsc#1276815).
  * CVE-2026-42007: `sieve` `editheader` RCE (bsc#1276817).
  * CVE-2026-42391: `imap`: pre-login memory/CPU growth with `ID` command
    (bsc#1276835).
  * CVE-2026-42393: `doveadm_password` or api key length can be leaked with
    timing comparisons (bsc#1276827).
  * CVE-2026-52687: `imap`: `COMPRESS ZSTD` can cause excessive memory usage
    (bsc#1276837).
  * CVE-2026-73209: `imap-login` crash due to self-recursion on zero-output
    decompress chunks (bsc#1276833).
  * multiple security fixes (bsc#1276792).

Other updates and bugfixes:

  * Non-CVE hardening taken from the same upstream release:
  * `sieve`: requiring the same extension repeatedly grew the default argument
    override chain, which is walked recursively - a crafted script could
    overflow the stack
  * `sieve`: `${unicode:...}` hex values could overflow an `unsigned int` and
    wrap back into the valid Unicode range; the hex parser also read one byte
    past the end of the buffer
  * `sieve` variables: the `${1234...}` numeric index overflowed a `signed int`
  * `sieve enotify`: a single script could emit an unlimited number of
    notification messages; limited to 10 as upstream does

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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 12 SP5 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2026-3919=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-3919=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * dovecot22-backend-pgsql-2.2.31-19.40.1
    * dovecot22-devel-2.2.31-19.40.1
    * dovecot22-backend-sqlite-debuginfo-2.2.31-19.40.1
    * dovecot22-backend-mysql-debuginfo-2.2.31-19.40.1
    * dovecot22-debugsource-2.2.31-19.40.1
    * dovecot22-backend-mysql-2.2.31-19.40.1
    * dovecot22-debuginfo-2.2.31-19.40.1
    * dovecot22-backend-pgsql-debuginfo-2.2.31-19.40.1
    * dovecot22-2.2.31-19.40.1
    * dovecot22-backend-sqlite-2.2.31-19.40.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    * dovecot22-backend-pgsql-2.2.31-19.40.1
    * dovecot22-devel-2.2.31-19.40.1
    * dovecot22-backend-sqlite-debuginfo-2.2.31-19.40.1
    * dovecot22-backend-mysql-debuginfo-2.2.31-19.40.1
    * dovecot22-debugsource-2.2.31-19.40.1
    * dovecot22-backend-mysql-2.2.31-19.40.1
    * dovecot22-debuginfo-2.2.31-19.40.1
    * dovecot22-backend-pgsql-debuginfo-2.2.31-19.40.1
    * dovecot22-2.2.31-19.40.1
    * dovecot22-backend-sqlite-2.2.31-19.40.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-27852.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33604.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33605.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33606.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33607.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40014.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40015.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40019.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40203.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42007.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42391.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42393.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-52687.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-73209.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276792
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276795
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276799
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276800
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276802
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276804
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276809
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276811
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276812
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276815
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276817
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276827
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276833
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276835
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276837

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