USN-288-4: dovecot regression fix

Publication date

14 June 2006

Overview

dovecot regression fix

Releases


Details

USN-288-3 fixed a vulnerability in dovecot. Unfortunately the Ubuntu
6.06 update had a regression which caused authentication using a MySQL
database to not work any more. This update fixes this again.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

USN-288-3 fixed a vulnerability in dovecot. Unfortunately the Ubuntu
6.06 update had a regression which caused authentication using a MySQL
database to not work any more. This update fixes this again.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
6.06 dapper dovecot-common –  1.0.beta3-3ubuntu5.2
dovecot-imapd –  1.0.beta3-3ubuntu5.2

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