CVE-2026-27852 Affecting dovecot-pgsql package, versions <1:2.3.21-19.el10_2.8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.43% (35th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX10-DOVECOTPGSQL-20726634
  • published10 Oct 2026
  • disclosed12 Oct 2026

Introduced: 10 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-27852  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:10 dovecot-pgsql to version 1:2.3.21-19.el10_2.8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2026:79371.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dovecot-pgsql package and not the dovecot-pgsql package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

An attacker that can send mail to a user can craft a message whose headers contain a very large number of email addresses or MIME parameters, which causes excessive memory usage when the message is later parsed. The message is still delivered, but reading it over IMAP can exhaust the memory limit of the process and terminate it, causing denial of service for the affected user. Update to non-vulnerable version. No publicly available exploits are known.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1