Mutt: Denial of service — GLSA 202101-25

A vulnerability in Mutt could lead to a Denial of Service condition.

Affected packages

mail-client/mutt on all architectures
Affected versions < 2.0.4-r1
Unaffected versions >= 2.0.4-r1

Background

Mutt is a small but very powerful text-based mail client.

Description

A memory leak could occur when a crafted email message is received.

Impact

An attacker could cause a possible Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Mutt users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/mutt-2.0.4-r1"
 

References

Release date
January 26, 2021

Latest revision
January 26, 2021: 1

Severity
normal

Exploitable
remote

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