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Debian Bookworm Freeciv Critical DoS Issue DSA-6173-1 CVE-2026-33250

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Calendar Grey March 21, 2026
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Louis Moureaux found a packet processing issue in Freeciv causing denial of service for Debian users. Upgrade advised.
Louis Moureaux discovered that incorrect packet processing in the game server of Freeciv, a free clone of the turn based strategy game Civilization, could result in denial of servi...
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security advisory denial of service debian DoS freeciv oldstable

Summary

For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed
in version 3.0.6-1+deb12u1.

For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.1.4+ds-2+deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your freeciv packages.

For the detailed security status of freeciv please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/freeciv

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



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Package: freeciv
CVE ID: CVE-2026-33250

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