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Debian DSA-2484-1 Remote Denial of Service: Nut Security Update

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Calendar Grey June 2, 2012
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A security vulnerability allowing remote denial of service in Network UPS Tools has been addressed in Debian DSA-2484-1. It is essential to update your nut packages immediately.
Sebastian Pohle discovered that upsd, the server of Network UPS Tools (NUT) is vulnerable to a remote denial of service attack

Summary

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.4.3-1.1squeeze2.

For the testing distribution (wheezy) and unstable distribution (sid),
this problem will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you upgrade your nut packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: nut
CVE ID: CVE-2012-2944

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