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Ubuntu notice covers Twisted IMAP server denial-of-service flaw

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has published security notice USN-9000-1 for Twisted. The IMAP server mishandles wildcard patterns in mailbox list commands, so an authenticated remote attacker could exhaust resources and cause a denial of service.

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  1. Apply the Ubuntu security update for Twisted when it is available on your systems.
  2. Check whether any of your systems run Twisted's IMAP server.

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