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Linux-Mandrake posts updated Gnomehack

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 28, 1999

[ Gaël
Duval
writes: ]

Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 11:48:00 +0000
From: Gael Duval
To: security@linux-mandrake.com
Reply to: gduval@mandrakesoft.com

“Hello,

An exploit (buffer overflow attack) has been found in the
Gnomehack package. Please upgrade to :

b5171745e7db67bfeb63bdbb4b0874c5
gnomehack-1.0.1-7mdk.i586.rpm
552088a2b2224733ce4385576b6b9c83 gnomehack-1.0.1-7mdk.src.rpm

Greets,

Gaël.”

< Gael DUVAL – gael@linux-mandrake.com >
< Mandrake 6.1 (Helios) on http://www.linux-mandrake.com/
>

Web Webster

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