CVE-2026-33263

EUVD-2026-67658
When mail_max_userip_connections is set (default 10) and reached, submission-login can crash with epoll() panic caused by file descriptor handling issues. If running in high-security mode (default for community releases), only the new submission connection gets terminated. If running in high-performance mode (default for Pro releases), all connections handled by the submission-login process will be terminated. The crashes can cause failure for user to send a message, or it can cause duplicate messages to be sent. If TLS is not used (in the backend server processing the submission), duplicate deliveries cannot happen, because the crash can only happen at AUTH stage. Limit the number of connections handled by single submission-login process. This has a performance impact though. Update to non-vulnerable version. No publicly available exploits are known.
File Descriptor Leak
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
4.3 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Awaiting analysis
This vulnerability is currently awaiting analysis.
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 44.65%
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dovecot
bookworm
vulnerable
bookworm (security)
vulnerable
forky
1:2.4.5+dfsg1-2
fixed
sid
1:2.4.5+dfsg1-3
fixed
trixie
vulnerable
trixie (security)
1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u7
fixed
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dovecot
bionic
needs-triage
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needs-triage
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needs-triage
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needs-triage
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needs-triage
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needs-triage
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dovecot23
suse enterprise sap 15 SP4
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP5
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP5
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
dovecot23-backend-mysql
suse enterprise sap 15 SP4
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP5
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP5
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
dovecot23-backend-pgsql
suse enterprise sap 15 SP4
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP5
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP5
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
dovecot23-backend-sqlite
suse enterprise sap 15 SP4
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP5
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP5
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
dovecot23-devel
suse enterprise sap 15 SP4
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP5
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP5
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
dovecot23-fts
suse enterprise sap 15 SP4
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP5
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP5
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
dovecot23-fts-lucene
suse enterprise sap 15 SP4
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP5
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP5
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
dovecot23-fts-solr
suse enterprise sap 15 SP4
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP5
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP5
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
dovecot23-fts-squat
suse enterprise sap 15 SP4
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP5
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP5
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
2.3.21.1-150200.76.1
fixed
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dovecot
RHEL 8
1:2.3.16-16.el8_10
fixed
dovecot-devel
RHEL 8
1:2.3.16-16.el8_10
fixed
dovecot-mysql
RHEL 8
1:2.3.16-16.el8_10
fixed
dovecot-pgsql
RHEL 8
1:2.3.16-16.el8_10
fixed
dovecot-pigeonhole
RHEL 8
1:2.3.16-16.el8_10
fixed