Gentoo alert 202608-25 (UnrealIRCd)

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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202608-25 ] UnrealIRCd: Denial of service
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Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:51:56 -0000
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202608-25
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 Severity: Low
    Title: UnrealIRCd: Denial of service
     Date: August 26, 2026
     Bugs: #832272
       ID: 202608-25

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Synopsis
========

A vulnerability has been discovered in UnrealIRCd, possibly allowing
denial of service.

Background
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UnrealIRCd is an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) daemon.

Affected packages
=================

Package             Vulnerable    Unaffected
------------------  ------------  ------------
net-irc/unrealircd  < 6.0.2       >= 6.0.2

Description
===========

A vulnerability has been discovered in UnrealIRCd. Please review the CVE
identifier referenced below for details.

Impact
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An attacker may be able to achieve denial of service.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All UnrealIRCd users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/unrealircd-6.0.2"

References
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Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202608-25

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2026 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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