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An unrealircd security update has been released for Fedora 34.



SECURITY: Fedora 34 Update: unrealircd-5.2.4-1.fc34


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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2022-47da296f2b
2022-03-30 01:10:27.034364
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Name : unrealircd
Product : Fedora 34
Version : 5.2.4
Release : 1.fc34
URL :   https://www.unrealircd.org/
Summary : Open Source IRC server
Description :
UnrealIRCd is an Open Source IRC server based on the branch of IRCu called
Dreamforge, formerly used by the DALnet IRC network. Since the beginning of
development on UnrealIRCd in May of 1999, it has become a highly advanced
IRCd with a strong focus on modularity, an advanced and highly configurable
configuration file. Key features include SSL/TLS, cloaking, advanced anti-
flood and anti-spam systems, swear filtering and module support.

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Update Information:

# UnrealIRCd 5.2.4 This release fixes a crash bug that can be triggered by
ordinary users. ## Fixes * Fix crash that can be triggered by regular users
if you have any `deny dcc` blocks in the config or any spamfilters with the `d`
(DCC) target. ## Also important * [UnrealIRCd
6]( https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/What's_new_in_UnrealIRCd_6) is the new
"stable" (available for Fedora 35 and later) * UnrealIRCd 5.2.x ("oldstable")
receives upstream bug fixes only until July 1, 2022 (no more feature
enhancements)
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ChangeLog:

* Mon Mar 21 2022 Robert Scheck 5.2.4-1
- Upgrade to 5.2.4
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References:

[ 1 ] Bug #2048669 - unrealircd: Denial of service when a certain command is sent
  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2048669
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This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use
su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2022-47da296f2b' at the command
line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at
  http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label

All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the
GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at
  https://fedoraproject.org/keys
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