A Cyrus IMAP Server security update has been released for Gentoo Linux.

gentoo-announce: GLSA 202006-23 : Cyrus IMAP Server: Access restriction bypass

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202006-23
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  https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Cyrus IMAP Server: Access restriction bypass
Date: June 15, 2020
Bugs: #703630
ID: 202006-23

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Synopsis
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An error in Cyrus IMAP Server allows mailboxes to be created with
administrative privileges.

Background
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The Cyrus IMAP Server is an efficient, highly-scalable IMAP e-mail
server.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-mail/cyrus-imapd < 3.0.13 >= 3.0.13

Description
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An issue was discovered in Cyrus IMAP Server where sieve script
uploading is excessively trusted.

Impact
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A user can use a sieve script to create any mailbox with administrator
privileges.

Workaround
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Disable sieve script uploading until the upgrade is complete.

Resolution
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All Cyrus IMAP Server users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/cyrus-imapd-3.0.13"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2019-19783
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19783

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-23

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
  https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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