Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 23:34:33 -0700
From: Linux Mandrake Security Team security@LINUX-MANDRAKE.COM
To: BUGTRAQ@SECURITYFOCUS.COM
Subject: MDKSA-2000:081 – jpilot update
Linux-Mandrake Security Update Advisory
Package name: jpilot
Date: December 15th, 2000
Advisory ID: MDKSA-2000:081
Affected versions: 7.2
Problem Description:
The jpilot program automatically creates a directory called
.jpilot/ in the user’s home directory with 777 (world
read/write/execute) permissions. This directory is used to store
all backups, configuration and synchronized Palm Pilot
information.
Please verify the update prior to upgrading to ensure the
integrity of the downloaded package. You can do this with the
command:
rpm –checksig package.rpm
You can get the GPG public key of the Linux-Mandrake Security Team
at http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/RPM-GPG-KEYS
If you use MandrakeUpdate, the verification of md5 checksum and GPG
signature is performed automatically for you.
Linux-Mandrake 7.2:
b18bdac08b3fa7055ff1d25d5bb3ddfb
7.2/RPMS/jpilot-0.98.1-7.1mdk.i586.rpm
e52bf9543f756969e8fab8520e8156e8
7.2/RPMS/jpilot-plugin-devel-0.98.1-7.1mdk.i586.rpm
072404194e6a31fc8991fb8a98cf16d8
7.2/SRPMS/jpilot-0.98.1-7.1mdk.src.rpm
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
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