asterisk users - Dec 2023 - asterisk release 18.20.1

The Asterisk Development Team would like to announce security release  
Asterisk 18.20.1.

The release artifacts are available for immediate download at  
https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/releases/tag/18.20.1
and
https://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk

The following security advisories were resolved in this release:
- [Path traversal via AMI GetConfig allows access to outside
files](https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/security/advisories/GHSA-8857-hfmw-vg8f)
- [Asterisk susceptible to Denial of Service via DTLS Hello packets during call
initiation](https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/security/advisories/GHSA-hxj9-xwr8-w8pq)
- [PJSIP logging allows attacker to inject fake Asterisk log entries
](https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/security/advisories/GHSA-5743-x3p5-3rg7)
- [PJSIP_HEADER dialplan function can overwrite memory/cause crash when using
'update'](https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/security/advisories/GHSA-98rc-4j27-74hh)


Change Log for Release asterisk-18.20.1
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Links:
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 - [Full
ChangeLog](https://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk/releases/ChangeLog-18.20.1.md)
 - [GitHub Diff](https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/compare/18.20.0...18.20.1)
 -
[Tarball](https://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk/asterisk-18.20.1.tar.gz)
 - [Downloads](https://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk)  

Summary:
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- res_pjsip_header_funcs: Duplicate new header value, don't copy.
- res_pjsip: disable raw bad packet logging
- res_rtp_asterisk.c: Check DTLS packets against ICE candidate list
- manager.c: Prevent path traversal with GetConfig.

User Notes:
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Closed Issues:
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None