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+<html><head><title>ChangeLog for asterisk-certified-18.9-cert17</title></head><body>
+<h2>Change Log for Release asterisk-certified-18.9-cert17</h2>
+<h3>Links:</h3>
+<ul>
+<li><a href="https://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/certified-asterisk/releases/ChangeLog-certified-18.9-cert17.html">Full ChangeLog</a>  </li>
+<li><a href="https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/compare/certified-18.9-cert16...certified-18.9-cert17">GitHub Diff</a>  </li>
+<li><a href="https://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/certified-asterisk/asterisk-certified-18.9-cert17.tar.gz">Tarball</a>  </li>
+<li><a href="https://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/certified-asterisk">Downloads</a>  </li>
+</ul>
+<h3>Summary:</h3>
+<ul>
+<li>Commits: 1</li>
+<li>Commit Authors: 1</li>
+<li>Issues Resolved: 0</li>
+<li>Security Advisories Resolved: 1</li>
+<li><a href="https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/security/advisories/GHSA-557q-795j-wfx2">GHSA-557q-795j-wfx2</a>: Resource exhaustion (DoS) vulnerability: remotely exploitable leak of RTP UDP ports and internal resources</li>
+</ul>
+<h3>User Notes:</h3>
+<h3>Upgrade Notes:</h3>
+<h3>Developer Notes:</h3>
+<h3>Commit Authors:</h3>
+<ul>
+<li>George Joseph: (1)</li>
+</ul>
+<h2>Issue and Commit Detail:</h2>
+<h3>Closed Issues:</h3>
+<ul>
+<li>!GHSA-557q-795j-wfx2: Resource exhaustion (DoS) vulnerability: remotely exploitable leak of RTP UDP ports and internal resources</li>
+</ul>
+<h3>Commits By Author:</h3>
+<ul>
+<li>
+<h4>George Joseph (1):</h4>
+</li>
+<li>pjproject: Update bundled to 2.15.1.</li>
+</ul>
+<h3>Commit List:</h3>
+<ul>
+<li>pjproject: Update bundled to 2.15.1.</li>
+</ul>
+<h3>Commit Details:</h3>
+<h4>pjproject: Update bundled to 2.15.1.</h4>
+<p>Author: George Joseph
+  Date:   2025-08-25</p>
+<p>This resolves a security issue where RTP ports weren't being released
+  causing possible resource exhaustion issues.</p>
+<p>Resolves: #GHSA-557q-795j-wfx2</p>
+</body></html>
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+
+## Change Log for Release asterisk-certified-18.9-cert17
+
+### Links:
+
+ - [Full ChangeLog](https://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/certified-asterisk/releases/ChangeLog-certified-18.9-cert17.html)  
+ - [GitHub Diff](https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/compare/certified-18.9-cert16...certified-18.9-cert17)  
+ - [Tarball](https://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/certified-asterisk/asterisk-certified-18.9-cert17.tar.gz)  
+ - [Downloads](https://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/certified-asterisk)  
+
+### Summary:
+
+- Commits: 1
+- Commit Authors: 1
+- Issues Resolved: 0
+- Security Advisories Resolved: 1
+  - [GHSA-557q-795j-wfx2](https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/security/advisories/GHSA-557q-795j-wfx2): Resource exhaustion (DoS) vulnerability: remotely exploitable leak of RTP UDP ports and internal resources
+
+### User Notes:
+
+
+### Upgrade Notes:
+
+
+### Developer Notes:
+
+
+### Commit Authors:
+
+- George Joseph: (1)
+
+## Issue and Commit Detail:
+
+### Closed Issues:
+
+  - !GHSA-557q-795j-wfx2: Resource exhaustion (DoS) vulnerability: remotely exploitable leak of RTP UDP ports and internal resources
+
+### Commits By Author:
+
+- #### George Joseph (1):
+  - pjproject: Update bundled to 2.15.1.
+
+
+### Commit List:
+
+-  pjproject: Update bundled to 2.15.1.
+
+### Commit Details:
+
+#### pjproject: Update bundled to 2.15.1.
+  Author: George Joseph
+  Date:   2025-08-25
+
+  This resolves a security issue where RTP ports weren't being released
+  causing possible resource exhaustion issues.
+
+  Resolves: #GHSA-557q-795j-wfx2
+
diff --git a/README.html b/README.html
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--- a/README.html
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-<html><head><title>Readme for asterisk-certified-18.9-cert16</title></head><body>
+<html><head><title>Readme for asterisk-certified-18.9-cert17</title></head><body>
 <h1>The Asterisk(R) Open Source PBX</h1>
 <pre><code>By Mark Spencer &lt;markster@digium.com&gt; and the Asterisk.org developer community.
 Copyright (C) 2001-2025 Sangoma Technologies Corporation and other copyright holders.
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ hardware.</p>
 <p>If you are updating from a previous version of Asterisk, make sure you
 read the Change Logs.</p>
 <!-- CHANGELOGS (the URL will change based on the location of this README) -->
-<p><a href="ChangeLogs/ChangeLog-certified-18.9-cert16.html">Change Logs</a></p>
+<p><a href="ChangeLogs/ChangeLog-certified-18.9-cert17.html">Change Logs</a></p>
 <!-- END-CHANGELOGS -->
 
 <h3>NEW INSTALLATIONS</h3>
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 read the Change Logs.
 
 <!-- CHANGELOGS (the URL will change based on the location of this README) -->
-[Change Logs](ChangeLogs/ChangeLog-certified-18.9-cert16.html)
+[Change Logs](ChangeLogs/ChangeLog-certified-18.9-cert17.html)
 <!-- END-CHANGELOGS -->
 
 ### NEW INSTALLATIONS
