Updated atheme-services packages has been released for Debian 8 to address a buffer overflow that may result in denial of service

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3586-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
May 23, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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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/