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[DSA 6563-1] mutt security update

Type: patchSources: Debian DSA

Incorrect parsing of Content-Type headers in Mutt could cause denial of service or potentially arbitrary code execution. The issue is fixed for Debian stable (trixie); users are advised to upgrade.

Products
mutt
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.2.13-1+deb13u2
CVEs
CVE-2026-107570
Confirmed fixed CVEs
CVE-2026-107570
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 10:18 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

[DSA 6563-1] mutt security update

official-debian-dsa · Original source

Published 15 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC

Incorrect parsing of Content-Type headers in Mutt could cause denial of service or potentially arbitrary code execution. The issue is fixed for Debian stable (trixie); users are advised to upgrade.

For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.13-1+deb13u2.

mutt

Fixed versions: 2.2.13-1+deb13u2

Complete source record
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  "id": "da9d90897100caa9e34429406cb4b31dbbce34bf8fb472c1f4cd4fcfb3bbe878",
  "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2026/msg00477.html",
  "method": "llm",
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    "title": "[DSA 6563-1] mutt security update",
    "summary": "Incorrect parsing of Content-Type headers in Mutt could cause denial of service or potentially arbitrary code execution. The issue is fixed for Debian stable (trixie); users are advised to upgrade.",
    "evidence": "For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.13-1+deb13u2.",
    "products": [
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    "severity": "unknown",
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        "cve": "CVE-2026-107570",
        "product": "mutt",
        "evidence": "Package : mutt CVE ID : CVE-2026-107570 It was discovered that incorrect parsing of Content-Type headers in the Mutt mail user agent could result in denial of service or potentially the execution of arbitrary code. For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.13-1+deb13u2."
      }
    ],
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-107570",
        "evidence": "CVE ID : CVE-2026-107570"
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "official-debian-dsa",
  "document_id": 23407,
  "published_at": "2026-10-15T00:00:00+00:00"
}