MGASA-2021-0078
Updated perl-Email-MIME and perl-Email-MIME-ContentType packages fix security vulnerability
Messages with too many tiny nested MIME parts can lead to memory exhaustion on split(), resulting in denial of service (rhbz#1835353)
This update limits the number of nested MIME parts to 10 (by default), to avoid a possible memory exhaustion issue with lots of tiny MIME parts.
What each source reports
OSV No score
Updated perl-Email-MIME and perl-Email-MIME-ContentType packages fix security vulnerability
Messages with too many tiny nested MIME parts can lead to memory exhaustion on split(), resulting in denial of service (rhbz#1835353)
This update limits the number of nested MIME parts to 10 (by default), to avoid a possible memory exhaustion issue with lots of tiny MIME parts.
- Record
MGASA-2021-0078- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
perl-Email-MIMEMageia:7 |
before 1.949.0-3.1.mga7 | 1.949.0-3.1.mga7 |
perl-Email-MIME-ContentTypeMageia:7 |
before 1.24.0-3.1.mga7 | 1.24.0-3.1.mga7 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
MGASA-2021-0078 is a vulnerability with no CVSS score yet in perl-Email-MIME, published February 10, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. Fixed in perl-Email-MIME 1.949.0-3.1.mga7.