Upstream information

CVE-2021-39272 at MITRE

Description

Fetchmail before 6.4.22 fails to enforce STARTTLS session encryption in some circumstances, such as a certain situation with IMAP and PREAUTH.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 4.3
Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 5.9 5.9
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network Network
Attack Complexity High High
Privileges Required None None
User Interaction None None
Scope Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High High
Integrity Impact None None
Availability Impact None None
CVSSv3 Version 3.1 3.1
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1190069 [RESOLVED / WONTFIX]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0
  • fetchmail >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
  • fetchmailconf >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SUSE-CAASP-4.0-2021-4018
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6
  • fetchmail >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
  • fetchmailconf >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-Storage-6-2021-4018
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2
SUSE Manager Server 4.2
  • fetchmail >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
  • fetchmailconf >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2021-3493
SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2021-4018
SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP3-2021-3493
SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP3-2021-4018
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
SUSE Manager Server 4.1
  • fetchmail >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
  • fetchmailconf >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2021-3493
SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2021-4018
SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP2-2021-3493
SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP2-2021-4018
SUSE Liberty Linux 8
  • fetchmail >= 6.4.24-1.el8
 Patchnames:
RHSA-2022:1964
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
SUSE Manager Server 4.3
  • fetchmail >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
  • fetchmailconf >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 GA fetchmail-6.4.22-20.26.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 GA fetchmail-6.4.22-20.26.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 GA fetchmailconf-6.4.22-20.26.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  • fetchmail >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
  • fetchmailconf >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 GA fetchmail-6.4.22-20.26.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5 GA fetchmail-6.4.22-20.26.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5 GA fetchmailconf-6.4.22-20.26.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  • fetchmail >= 6.4.22-150600.33.3
  • fetchmailconf >= 6.4.22-150600.33.3
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 GA fetchmail-6.4.22-150600.33.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP6 GA fetchmailconf-6.4.22-150600.33.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS
  • fetchmail >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
  • fetchmailconf >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP1-ESPOS-2021-4018
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS
  • fetchmail >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
  • fetchmailconf >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP1-LTSS-2021-4018
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS
  • fetchmail >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
  • fetchmailconf >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-2021-4018
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2
  • fetchmail >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2021-3493
SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2021-4018
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3
  • fetchmail >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2021-3493
SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2021-4018
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4
  • fetchmail >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 GA fetchmail-6.4.22-20.26.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5
  • fetchmail >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 GA fetchmail-6.4.22-20.26.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6
  • fetchmail >= 6.4.22-150600.33.3
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 GA fetchmail-6.4.22-150600.33.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2
  • fetchmailconf >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP2-2021-3493
SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP2-2021-4018
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3
  • fetchmailconf >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP3-2021-3493
SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP3-2021-4018
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4
  • fetchmailconf >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 GA fetchmail-6.4.22-20.26.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 GA fetchmailconf-6.4.22-20.26.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5
  • fetchmailconf >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5 GA fetchmail-6.4.22-20.26.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5 GA fetchmailconf-6.4.22-20.26.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP6
  • fetchmailconf >= 6.4.22-150600.33.3
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP6 GA fetchmailconf-6.4.22-150600.33.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  • fetchmail >= 6.3.26-13.15.1
  • fetchmailconf >= 6.3.26-13.15.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-3492
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL
  • fetchmail >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
  • fetchmailconf >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-BCL-2021-4018
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS
  • fetchmail >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
  • fetchmailconf >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-LTSS-2021-4018
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS
  • fetchmail >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
  • fetchmailconf >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-2021-4018
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
  • fetchmail >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
  • fetchmailconf >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP1-2021-4018
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
  • fetchmail >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
  • fetchmailconf >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-2021-4018
openSUSE Leap 15.2
  • fetchmail >= 6.4.22-lp152.6.12.1
  • fetchmailconf >= 6.4.22-lp152.6.12.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-2021-1416
openSUSE-2021-1591
openSUSE Leap 15.3
  • fetchmail >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
  • fetchmailconf >= 6.4.22-20.20.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-SLE-15.3-2021-3493
openSUSE-SLE-15.3-2021-4018
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • fetchmail >= 6.4.22-1.1
  • fetchmailconf >= 6.4.22-1.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-11573

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 fetchmail Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 fetchmail Released
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 fetchmail Released
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 fetchmail Released
openSUSE Leap 15.5 fetchmail Affected
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-ESPOS fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP1 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP2 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 fetchmail Released
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 fetchmail Released
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 fetchmail Released
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.5 fetchmail Released
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 fetchmail Released
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 fetchmail Released
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 fetchmail Won't fix
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 fetchmail Won't fix
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 fetchmail Won't fix
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 fetchmail Won't fix
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2-CLIENT fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 fetchmail Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 fetchmail Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS fetchmail Won't fix
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 fetchmail Won't fix
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS fetchmail Won't fix
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 fetchmail Won't fix
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS fetchmail Won't fix
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 fetchmail Won't fix
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS fetchmail Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 fetchmail Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 fetchmail Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 fetchmail Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 fetchmail Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 fetchmail Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 fetchmail Released
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 fetchmail Released
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 fetchmail Released
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 fetchmail Released
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 fetchmail Released
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 fetchmail Released
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 fetchmail Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 fetchmail Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 fetchmail Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 fetchmail Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 fetchmail Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 fetchmail Released
openSUSE Leap 15.3 fetchmail Affected
openSUSE Leap 15.4 fetchmail Affected

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Aug 27 11:00:34 2021
CVE page last modified: Sun Nov 17 12:25:54 2024