How many CVEs have patched mail_user?

1 published CVEs changed mail_user in debian/dovecot, in 1 distinct patches totalling 5 changed lines, between 2026 and 2026.

What is the latest CVE that changed mail_user?

CVE-2026-40020, published 2026-05-12, changed lines 805 to 809 of src/plugins/imap-acl/imap-acl-plugin.c.

How does mail_user compare to the rest of debian/dovecot?

debian/dovecot has 19 CVEs with a located fix in total; 1 of them changed mail_user.

What do the line numbers refer to?

Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

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mail_user in debian/dovecot: Patched by 1 CVEs

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Name: mail_user in debian/dovecot: CVE fixes
Creator: RadicalNotion.AI
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

src/plugins/imap-acl/imap-acl-plugin.c

Last patched May 12, 2026

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Overview

mail_user in debian/dovecot was changed by 1 published CVE fixes in 2026, in 1 distinct patches that added or removed 5 lines in total.

debian/dovecot has 19 CVEs with a located fix in total, so 5% of them touched this function.

CVEs that patched it

Every published CVE whose fix changed mail_user, newest first, with the lines each fix touched.

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CVE-2026-40020
CVE-2026-40020 · lines 805–809 · +5 −0
Medium · CVSS 4.3
EPSS 0.3%2026-05-12

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Functions in debian/dovecot changed by the most CVE fixes.

imap_parser_close_list2 CVEs · src/lib-imap/imap-parser.c fn_safe2 CVEs · src/lib-var-expand/expansion-filter.c ldap_escape2 CVEs · src/auth/db-ldap.c var_expand_program_execute2 CVEs · src/lib-var-expand/expansion-program.c db_ldap_connect_delayed2 CVEs · src/auth/db-ldap.h imap_parser_open_list1 CVEs · src/lib-imap/imap-parser.c

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How many CVEs have patched mail_user?: 1 published CVEs changed mail_user in debian/dovecot, in 1 distinct patches totalling 5 changed lines, between 2026 and 2026.
What is the latest CVE that changed mail_user?: CVE-2026-40020, published 2026-05-12, changed lines 805 to 809 of src/plugins/imap-acl/imap-acl-plugin.c.
How does mail_user compare to the rest of debian/dovecot?: debian/dovecot has 19 CVEs with a located fix in total; 1 of them changed mail_user.
What do the line numbers refer to?: Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

References

src/plugins/imap-acl/imap-acl-plugin.c on GitHub (opens in a new tab)
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