usn-5509-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2022-07-11 13:13
Modified
2026-04-27 14:11
Summary
dovecot vulnerability
Details
Julian Brook discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled multiple passdb configuration entries. In certain configurations, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges.
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
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{
"id": "CVE-2022-30550",
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{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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{
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}
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}
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"availability": "No subscription required",
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},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-gssapi",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.8"
},
{
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"binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.8"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-ldap",
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},
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"binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.8"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-managesieved",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.8"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-mysql",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.8"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-pgsql",
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},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-pop3d",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.8"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-sieve",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.8"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-solr",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.8"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-sqlite",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.8"
},
{
"binary_name": "mail-stack-delivery",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.8"
}
]
},
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},
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},
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}
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"1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu1",
"1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu2",
"1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu3",
"1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4",
"1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.1",
"1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.2",
"1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.3",
"1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.4",
"1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.5",
"1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.6",
"1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.7"
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},
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
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},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
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}
]
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-auth-lua",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-core",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-gssapi",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-imapd",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-ldap",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-lmtpd",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-lucene",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-managesieved",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-mysql",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-pgsql",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-pop3d",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-sieve",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-solr",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-sqlite",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-submissiond",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "mail-stack-delivery",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.6"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
"name": "dovecot",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/dovecot@1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.6?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.6"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"1:2.3.4.1-5ubuntu3",
"1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu1",
"1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu2",
"1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3",
"1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.1",
"1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.2",
"1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.3",
"1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.4",
"1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.5"
]
},
{
"database_specific": {
"cves_map": {
"cves": [
{
"id": "CVE-2022-30550",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"
}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-auth-lua",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-core",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-gssapi",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-imapd",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-ldap",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-lmtpd",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-lucene",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-managesieved",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-mysql",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-pgsql",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-pop3d",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-sieve",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-solr",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-sqlite",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-submissiond",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
"name": "dovecot",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/dovecot@1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.1?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"1:2.3.13+dfsg1-1ubuntu3",
"1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu1",
"1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "Julian Brook discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled multiple passdb\nconfiguration entries. In certain configurations, a remote attacker could\npossibly use this issue to escalate privileges.\n",
"id": "USN-5509-1",
"modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:28Z",
"published": "2022-07-11T13:13:37Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5509-1"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-30550"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"summary": "dovecot vulnerability",
"upstream": [
"UBUNTU-CVE-2022-30550"
]
}
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Nomenclature
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