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Debian: DSA-3586-1 Critical: Atheme Buffer Overflow DoS

It was discovered that a buffer overflow in the XMLRPC response encoding code of the Atheme IRC services may result in denial of service. For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3586-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff May 23, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : atheme-services CVE ID : CVE-2016-4478 It was discovered that a buffer overflow in the XMLRPC response encoding code of the Atheme IRC services may result in denial of service. For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 6.0.11-2+deb8u1. For the testing distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 7.0.7-2. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 7.0.7-2. We recommend that you upgrade your atheme-services packages. 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/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3579-2 highlights a critical heap overflow vulnerability in the OpenSSH package, demanding immediate user intervention for system stability.. Atheme Services Update, Buffer Overflow Security, Denial Of Service Fix. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

May 23, 2016 •Critical Debian