LBA-Linux Security Advisory
Subject: Updated spamassassin package for LBA-Linux R1
Advisory ID: LBASA-2004:41
Date: Saturday, October 2, 2004
Product: LBA-Linux R1
Problem description:
CAN-2004-0796
SpamAssassin 2.5x, and 2.6x before 2.64, allows remote attackers to
cause a denial of service via certain malformed messages.
Updated packages:
LBA-Linux R1:
i386:
ftp://ftp.sot.com/lba-linux_r1/apt/RPMS.updates/spamassassin-2.63-7.lba.2.i386.rpm
Upgrading your system:
To apply this security update to your LBA-Linux system, run the
Updater tool from the LBA-Linux root desktop:
- Log in to your LBA-Linux desktop as the root user.
- Click on the penguin icon at the lower left of the display, and
select the menu item SYSTEM TOOLS>UPDATER. - Click on the item named spamassassin to highlight it.
- Click on the PACKAGE menu in the menu bar, and select the
UPGRADE action. - Confirm the upgrade by clicking the APPLY button in Updater’s
main toolbar.
References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0796
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