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A mutt security update has been released for openSUSE Leap 15.2.



openSUSE-SU-2020:2141-1: important: Security update for mutt


openSUSE Security Update: Security update for mutt
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2020:2141-1
Rating: important
References: #1179035 #1179113
Cross-References: CVE-2020-28896
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.2
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An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata
is now available.

Description:

This update for mutt fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2020-28896: incomplete connection termination could lead to sending
credentials over unencrypted connections (bsc#1179035)
- Avoid that message with a million tiny parts can freeze MUA for several
minutes (bsc#1179113)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 15.2:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-2141=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (noarch):

mutt-doc-1.10.1-lp152.3.6.1
mutt-lang-1.10.1-lp152.3.6.1

- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (x86_64):

mutt-1.10.1-lp152.3.6.1
mutt-debuginfo-1.10.1-lp152.3.6.1
mutt-debugsource-1.10.1-lp152.3.6.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-28896.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1179035
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1179113