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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2826-2                   security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/                         Yves-Alexis Perez
January 23, 2014                       http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : denyhosts
Vulnerability  : regression
Debian Bug     : 734329
CVE ID         : CVE-2013-6890

A regression has been found on the denyhosts packages fixing
CVE-2013-6890.  This regression could cause an attempted breakin attempt
to be missed by denyhosts, which would then fail to enforce a ban.

For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.6-7+deb6u3.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.6-10+deb7u3.

For the testing (jessie) and unstable (sid) distribution, the package denyhosts
has been removed, and its users are encouraged to switch to an alternative like
fail2ban.

We recommend that you upgrade your denyhosts 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

Debian: DSA-2826-2: denyhosts regression update

January 23, 2014
A regression has been found on the denyhosts packages fixing CVE-2013-6890

Summary

A regression has been found on the denyhosts packages fixing
CVE-2013-6890. This regression could cause an attempted breakin attempt
to be missed by denyhosts, which would then fail to enforce a ban.

For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.6-7+deb6u3.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.6-10+deb7u3.

For the testing (jessie) and unstable (sid) distribution, the package denyhosts
has been removed, and its users are encouraged to switch to an alternative like
fail2ban.

We recommend that you upgrade your denyhosts 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

Severity
Package : denyhosts
Vulnerability : regression
Debian Bug : 734329
CVE ID : CVE-2013-6890

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