Python <2.6.6-r2:2.6, <2.7.1:2.7, <3.1.3:3.1 is vulnerable to DoS in smtpd module.
Stabilize: dev-lang/python-2.6.6-r2 dev-lang/python-3.1.3-r1
amd64 ok
Tested on SPARC, seems OK.
Stable for HPPA.
ppc/ppc64 stable
x86 stable
amd64 done. Thanks Agostino
alpha/arm/ia64/m68k/s390/sh/sparc stable
Thanks, folks. Added to existing GLSA request.
CVE-2010-3493 (http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3493): Multiple race conditions in smtpd.py in the smtpd module in Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.1, and 3.2 alpha allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) by establishing and then immediately closing a TCP connection, leading to the accept function having an unexpected return value of None, an unexpected value of None for the address, or an ECONNABORTED, EAGAIN, or EWOULDBLOCK error, or the getpeername function having an ENOTCONN error, a related issue to CVE-2010-3492.
This issue was resolved and addressed in GLSA 201401-04 at http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201401-04.xml by GLSA coordinator Sergey Popov (pinkbyte).