An ircd-hybrid security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2618-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Luciano Bello
February 07, 2013 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : ircd-hybrid
Vulnerability : denial of service
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2013-0238
Debian Bug : 699267

Bob Nomnomnom reported a Denial of Service vulnerability in IRCD-Hybrid,
an Internet Relay Chat server. A remote attacker may use an error in
the masks validation and crash the server.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 7.2.2.dfsg.2-6.2+squeeze1.

For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:7.2.2.dfsg.2-10.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:7.2.2.dfsg.2-10.

We recommend that you upgrade your ircd-hybrid 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/

  DSA 2618-1: ircd-hybrid security update