Linux-Mandrake Security Update Advisory: slrn update

Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 13:57:52 -0700
From: Linux Mandrake Security Team security@linux-mandrake.com
To: Linux Mandrake Security Announcements
security-announce@linux-mandrake.com
Subject: [Security Announce] MDKSA-2001:028 – slrn update

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                Linux-Mandrake Security Update Advisory

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Package name:           slrn
Date:                   March 9th, 2001
Advisory ID:            MDKSA-2001:028

Affected versions:      6.0, 6.1, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, Corporate Server 1.0.1

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Problem Description:

A buffer overflow exists in versions of the slrn news reader
prior to 0.9.6.3pl4 as reported by Bill Nottingham. This problem
exists in the wrapping/unwrapping functions and a long header in a
message might overflow a buffer which could result in execution of
arbitrary code encoded in the message.

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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 6.0:
68f4a5c6b21ba400ade01fd2f3757f2d 6.0/RPMS/slrn-0.9.6.3-10.2mdk.i586.rpm
fcfe71e53bc18e43a9ea9040994cea98 6.0/RPMS/slrn-pull-0.9.6.3-10.2mdk.i586.rpm
d1039550f9bf9c182763d42cf5e1fb3f 6.0/SRPMS/slrn-0.9.6.3-10.2mdk.src.rpm

Linux-Mandrake 6.1:
1ce3e48d3eced83245e330270128a502 6.1/RPMS/slrn-0.9.6.3-10.2mdk.i586.rpm
cd0253b5c565f71febf5c3cd6042de43 6.1/RPMS/slrn-pull-0.9.6.3-10.2mdk.i586.rpm
d1039550f9bf9c182763d42cf5e1fb3f 6.1/SRPMS/slrn-0.9.6.3-10.2mdk.src.rpm

Linux-Mandrake 7.0:
dd3ce4674f8f24c868d12c7c836a446b 7.0/RPMS/slrn-0.9.6.3-10.2mdk.i586.rpm
fd20752ecb1c5afb88c0061f9d52c6b5 7.0/RPMS/slrn-pull-0.9.6.3-10.2mdk.i586.rpm
d1039550f9bf9c182763d42cf5e1fb3f 7.0/SRPMS/slrn-0.9.6.3-10.2mdk.src.rpm

Linux-Mandrake 7.1:
d3df413eed6ef64e3c6c22fdb4f38a94 7.1/RPMS/slrn-0.9.6.3-10.2mdk.i586.rpm
dec7104c3dd114b383b68f175dc4f89c 7.1/RPMS/slrn-pull-0.9.6.3-10.2mdk.i586.rpm
d1039550f9bf9c182763d42cf5e1fb3f 7.1/SRPMS/slrn-0.9.6.3-10.2mdk.src.rpm

Linux-Mandrake 7.2:
066daea1a7142cc2acce05b73364cd7b 7.2/RPMS/slrn-0.9.6.3-10.1mdk.i586.rpm
defa4b8904486fa8c83a7dc377ec3e00 7.2/RPMS/slrn-pull-0.9.6.3-10.1mdk.i586.rpm
0f6e7c6eefcbaae3eddd60b03e05f552 7.2/SRPMS/slrn-0.9.6.3-10.1mdk.src.rpm

Corporate Server 1.0.1:
d3df413eed6ef64e3c6c22fdb4f38a94 1.0.1/RPMS/slrn-0.9.6.3-10.2mdk.i586.rpm
dec7104c3dd114b383b68f175dc4f89c 1.0.1/RPMS/slrn-pull-0.9.6.3-10.2mdk.i586.rpm
d1039550f9bf9c182763d42cf5e1fb3f 1.0.1/SRPMS/slrn-0.9.6.3-10.2mdk.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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