RHSA-2020:4763
Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2020-11-03 00:00 - Updated: 2026-09-20 11:12Summary
security update for dovecot
Severity
Moderate
Notes
Title of the patch: security update for dovecot
Description of the patch: This security update provides a functional equivalent of RHSA-2020:4763.
The original Red Hat(R) advisory is available from the Red Hat web site at
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4763.
Patchnames: RHSA-2020:4763
Terms of use: CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).
5.3 (Medium)
Affected products
Recommended
7 products
| Product | Identifier | Version | Remediation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unresolved product id: SUSE Liberty Linux 8:dovecot-1:2.3.8-4.el8.i686 | — |
Vendor Fix
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| Unresolved product id: SUSE Liberty Linux 8:dovecot-1:2.3.8-4.el8.x86_64 | — |
Vendor Fix
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| Unresolved product id: SUSE Liberty Linux 8:dovecot-devel-1:2.3.8-4.el8.i686 | — |
Vendor Fix
|
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| Unresolved product id: SUSE Liberty Linux 8:dovecot-devel-1:2.3.8-4.el8.x86_64 | — |
Vendor Fix
|
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| Unresolved product id: SUSE Liberty Linux 8:dovecot-mysql-1:2.3.8-4.el8.x86_64 | — |
Vendor Fix
|
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| Unresolved product id: SUSE Liberty Linux 8:dovecot-pgsql-1:2.3.8-4.el8.x86_64 | — |
Vendor Fix
|
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| Unresolved product id: SUSE Liberty Linux 8:dovecot-pigeonhole-1:2.3.8-4.el8.x86_64 | — |
Vendor Fix
|
Threats
Impact
moderate
5.3 (Medium)
Affected products
Recommended
7 products, the same list as for
CVE-2020-10958
Threats
Impact
moderate
References
8 references
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