Ubuntu Update for dovecot vulnerability USN-666-1

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Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-666-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
It was discovered that certain email headers were not correctly handled by Dovecot. If a remote attacker sent a specially crafted email to a user with a mailbox managed by Dovecot, that user's mailbox would become inaccessible through Dovecot, leading to a denial of service.
Affected
dovecot vulnerability on Ubuntu 8.10
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Medium Severity
Classification
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