Linux-Mandrake Security Update Advisory: nss_ldap update

Nov 10, 2000, 22:56 (0 Talkback[s])

Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 15:44:41 -0700
From: Linux Mandrake Security Team security@linux-mandrake.com
To: Linux Mandrake Security Announcements security-announce@linux-mandrake.com
Subject: [Security Announce] MDKSA-2000:066-1 - nss_ldap update

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                Linux-Mandrake Security Update Advisory

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Package name:           nss_ldap
Date:                   November 10th, 2000
Orginal Advisory Date:  November 3rd, 2000
Advisory ID:            MDKSA-2000:066-1

Affected versions:      7.0, 7.1, 7.2

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Problem Description:

A race condition exists in versions of nss_ldap prior to version 121. On a system running nscd, a malicious user can cause the system to hang.

Update:

Due to a new packaging scheme, the updates have been re-released with the appropriate revision number.

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Please verify these md5 checksums of the updates prior to upgrading to ensure the integrity of the downloaded package. You can do this by running the md5sum program on the downloaded package by using "md5sum package.rpm".

Linux-Mandrake 7.0:
13907614252952438931877a2dca472a 7.0/RPMS/nss_ldap-122-1.2mdk.i586.rpm
e13fc46e78b1a94a5b4171d890d69dec 7.0/SRPMS/nss_ldap-122-1.2mdk.src.rpm

Linux-Mandrake 7.1:
cde48c8a7e334ebd6a604dd034a294f4 7.1/RPMS/nss_ldap-122-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
fdbc58a88e5e071e18445ec7090e3661 7.1/SRPMS/nss_ldap-122-1.1mdk.src.rpm

Linux-Mandrake 7.2:
82a506e8c958f054275a027ead7b8b15 7.2/RPMS/nss_ldap-122-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
fdbc58a88e5e071e18445ec7090e3661 7.2/SRPMS/nss_ldap-122-1.1mdk.src.rpm

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To upgrade automatically, use <<MandrakeUpdate>>.

If you want to upgrade manually, download the updated package from one of our FTP server mirrors and uprade with "rpm -Uvh package_name".

You can download the updates directly from:
ftp://ftp.linux.tucows.com/pub/distributions/Mandrake/Mandrake/updates
ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/Mandrake/updates

Or try one of the other mirrors listed at:

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ftp.php3.

Updated packages are available in the "updates/[ver]/RPMS/" directory. For example, if you are looking for an updated RPM package for Linux-Mandrake 7.1, look for it in "updates/7.1/RPMS/". Updated source RPMs are available as well, but you generally do not need to download them.

Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours to update, so if you want an immediate upgrade, please use one of the two above-listed mirrors.

You can view other security advisories for Linux-Mandrake at:

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security@linux-mandrake.com

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