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

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A software library called Twisted has a weakness in its email server part. A logged-in user could send specially built requests that make the server use too many resources and slow down or stop working.

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What to do

  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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  1. Wed 4 NovemberUSN-9000-1: Twisted vulnerabilityUbuntu Security Notices

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