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TITLE:
Debian update for fail2ban

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA28374

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28374/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
http://secunia.com/product/13844/
Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid
http://secunia.com/product/530/

DESCRIPTION:
Debian has issued an update for fail2ban. This fixes a vulnerability,
which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service).

For more information:
SA23237

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

-- Debian 4.0 (stable) --

Source archives:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fail2ban/fail2ban_0.7.5-2etch1.dsc
Size/MD5 checksum:704 67efd3e859d89b4b2d2e527ff09ac659
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fail2ban/fail2ban_0.7.5-2etch1.diff.gz
Size/MD5 checksum:21899 c1f185e48d340020de0651962fc34402
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fail2ban/fail2ban_0.7.5.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5 checksum:46075 36e65b8effcfd4f4a437d214613eb916

Architecture independent packages:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fail2ban/fail2ban_0.7.5-2etch1_all.deb
Size/MD5 checksum:63564 afb61355977afe99b2a807a6de03685f

-- Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid --

Fixed in version 0.8.0-4.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1456

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA23237:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23237/

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