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PostPosted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 1:26 am    Post subject: [ GLSA 202101-32 ] Mutt, NeoMutt Reply with quote

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Mutt, NeoMutt: Information disclosure (GLSA 202101-32)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: 2021-01-26
Bug(s): #755833, #755866
ID: 202101-32

Synopsis

A weakness was discovered in Mutt and NeoMutt's TLS handshake
handling


Background

Mutt is a small but very powerful text-based mail client.NeoMutt is a command line mail reader (or MUA). It’s a fork of Mutt
with added features.


Affected Packages

Package: mail-client/mutt
Vulnerable: < 2.0.2
Unaffected: >= 2.0.2
Architectures: All supported architectures

Package: mail-client/neomutt
Vulnerable: < 20201120
Unaffected: >= 20201120
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

A weakness in TLS handshake handling was found which may allow
information disclosure.


Impact

A remote attacker may be able to cause information disclosure.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Mutt users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code:
# emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/mutt-2.0.2"
   
All NeoMutt users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code:
# emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/neomutt-20201120"
   


References

CVE-2020-28896
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