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ESB-2012.0514 - [Debian] nut: Denial of service - Remote/unauthenticated
Date: 04 June 2012

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2012.0514
                            nut security update
                                4 June 2012

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           nut
Publisher:         Debian
Operating System:  Debian GNU/Linux 6
Impact/Access:     Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2012-2944  

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2484

Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on 
         platforms other than Debian. It is recommended that administrators 
         running nut check for an updated version of the software for their 
         operating system.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2484-1                   security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/                           Thijs Kinkhorst
June 02, 2012                          http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : nut
Vulnerability  : denial of service
Problem type   : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID         : CVE-2012-2944
Debian Bug     : 675203

Sebastian Pohle discovered that upsd, the server of Network UPS Tools
(NUT) is vulnerable to a remote denial of service attack.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.4.3-1.1squeeze2.

For the testing distribution (wheezy) and unstable distribution (sid),
this problem will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you upgrade your nut 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/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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