Slackware Linux Advisories: dhcp, cvs

New DHCP packages are available for Slackware 8.1 and -current
to fix buffer overflow security problems.

Here are the details from the Slackware 8.1 ChangeLog:

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Sun Jan 19 11:18:33 PST 2003
patches/packages/dhcp-3.0pl2-i386-1.tgz:  Upgraded to dhcp-3.0pl2,
  which fixes several buffer overflow vulnerabilities, including some
  which may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected
  systems, though no exploits are known yet.  For complete information,
  please see:  http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-01.html
  (* Security fix *)
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WHERE TO FIND THE NEW PACKAGES:
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Updated dhcp package for Slackware 8.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.1/patches/packages/dhcp-3.0pl2-i386-1.tgz

Updated dhcp package for Slackware-current: 
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/dhcp-3.0pl2-i386-1.tgz


MD5 SIGNATURES:
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Here are the md5sums for the packages:

Slackware 8.1:
4fb8257a77d683d84b903d57c9694b5f  dhcp-3.0pl2-i386-1.tgz

Slackware-current:
92b1532220ff51936a97362f63f77dce  dhcp-3.0pl2-i386-1.tgz




New cvs packages are available to fix a security vulnerability.

Here are the details from the Slackware 8.1 ChangeLog:

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Tue Jan 21 13:12:20 PST 2003
patches/packages/cvs-1.11.5-i386-1.tgz:  Upgraded to cvs-1.11.5.
   This release fixes a major security vulnerability in the CVS server
   by which users with read only access could gain write access.
   Details should be available at this URL (but don't seem to be yet):
     http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0015
   (* Security fix *)
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WHERE TO FIND THE NEW PACKAGE:
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Updated cvs package for Slackware 8.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.1/patches/packages/cvs-1.11.5-i386-1.tgz

Updated cvs package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/d/cvs-1.11.5-i386-1.tgz


MD5 SIGNATURE:
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Here is the md5sum for the package:

Slackware 8.1:
37d76c774c9474bf0117d429d6c3740e  cvs-1.11.5-i386-1.tgz

Slackware -current:
c43d82187dfa695aa53aaf5b4d3050a1  cvs-1.11.5-i386-1.tgz


INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
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As root, upgrade to the new cvs.tgz package:
# upgradepkg cvs.tgz

Remember, it's also a good idea to backup configuration files before
upgrading packages.

- Slackware Linux Security Team
  http://www.slackware.com