CVE-2026-40015
Publication date 28 August 2026
Last updated 31 August 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
imap-hibernate can be crashed. An attacker that has valid credentials can open many connections to the imap-hibernate service and send invalid commands, which can intermittently cause an out-of-bounds read and crash the process.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| dovecot | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
|
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
4.3 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L