Gentoo: GLSA-202105-12: OpenSMTPD: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenSMTPD. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All OpenSMTPD users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-mta/opensmtpd-6.8.0_p2"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2020-35679 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35679 [ 2 ] CVE-2020-35680 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35680
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-12
Concerns
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.
Background
OpenSMTPD is a lightweight but featured SMTP daemon from OpenBSD.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 mail-mta/opensmtpd < 6.8.0_p2 >= 6.8.0_p2
Impact
===== A remote attacker, by connecting to the SMTP listener daemon, could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.