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Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Updated xinetd package available for Red Hat Linux 7 and
7.1
Advisory ID: RHSA-2001:092-02
Issue date: 2001-07-03
Updated on: 2001-07-06
Product: Red Hat Linux
Keywords: xinetd umask 2.4 kernel identd
Cross references:
Obsoletes: RHSA-2001:075
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1. Topic:
A vulnerability has been found in xinetd’s string handling.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Linux 7.0 – alpha, i386
Red Hat Linux 7.1 – alpha, i386
3. Problem description:
A boundary checking case in xinetd’s string handling was fixed in
the 2.3.0
release of xinetd.
4. Solution:
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released
errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:
rpm -Fvh [filenames]
where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only
those
RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs
which are
not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note
that you
can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only*
contains the
desired RPMs.
Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network.
Many
people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat
Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:
up2date
This will start an interactive process that will result in the
appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.
5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla for more
info):
6. RPMs required:
Red Hat Linux 7.0:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.0/en/os/SRPMS/xinetd-2.3.0-1.71.src.rpm
alpha:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.0/en/os/alpha/xinetd-2.3.0-1.71.alpha.rpm
i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.0/en/os/i386/xinetd-2.3.0-1.71.i386.rpm
Red Hat Linux 7.1:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/SRPMS/xinetd-2.3.0-1.71.src.rpm
alpha:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/alpha/xinetd-2.3.0-1.71.alpha.rpm
i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/i386/xinetd-2.3.0-1.71.i386.rpm
7. Verification:
MD5 sum Package Name
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cf2d969d79d7061ef0cf539f9a846de6
7.0/en/os/SRPMS/xinetd-2.3.0-1.71.src.rpm
bf759f5eebb7aa1ff571ef1867c65f70
7.0/en/os/alpha/xinetd-2.3.0-1.71.alpha.rpm
af532d612480937736f76b6fbeb8218d
7.0/en/os/i386/xinetd-2.3.0-1.71.i386.rpm
cf2d969d79d7061ef0cf539f9a846de6
7.1/en/os/SRPMS/xinetd-2.3.0-1.71.src.rpm
bf759f5eebb7aa1ff571ef1867c65f70
7.1/en/os/alpha/xinetd-2.3.0-1.71.alpha.rpm
af532d612480937736f76b6fbeb8218d
7.1/en/os/i386/xinetd-2.3.0-1.71.i386.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat, Inc. for security. Our
key
is available at:
http://www.redhat.com/corp/contact.html
You can verify each package with the following command:
rpm –checksig <filename>
If you only wish to verify that each package has not been corrupted
or
tampered with, examine only the md5sum with the following
command:
rpm –checksig –nogpg <filename>