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Turbolinux Security Announcement
Package : xinetd
Vulnerable Packages: Previous to xinetd-2.3.3-2
Date: Thu Jan 24 18:34:10 PST 2002
Affected Turbolinux versions:TL 6.x,
All Turbolinux versions
xinetd-2.3.3-1 and earlier
Turbolinux Advisory ID#: TLSA2002004
Credits: These vulnerabilities were discovered
by Solar Designer .
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3257
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A security hole was discovered in the package mentioned above.
Please update the package in your installation as soon as possible.
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1. Problem Summary
During a recent audit, a number of possible security vulnerabilities
were uncovered.
2. Impact
Exploitation of the conditions discovered during the audit could lead
to a denial of service or remote root compromise.
3. Solution
Update the package from our ftp server by running the following command:
rpm -Uvh ftp://ftp.turbolinux.com/pub/updates/6.0/security/
Where is the following:
xinetd-2.3.3-2.i386.rpm
The source RPM can be downloaded here:
ftp://ftp.turbolinux.com/pub/updates/6.0/SRPMS/xinetd-2.3.3-2.src.rpm
**Note: You must rebuild and install the RPM if you choose to download
and install the SRPM. Simply installing the SRPM alone WILL NOT CLOSE
THE SECURITY HOLE.
Please verify the MD5 checksums of the updates before you install:
MD5 sum Package Name
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00c15d36ce412917672826c7d9ffd69e xinetd-2.3.3-3.i386.rpm
974fa259cc5369d5e6c78a00700f2043 xinetd-2.3.3-3.src.rpm
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These packages are GPG signed by Turbolinux for security. Our key
is available here:
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/tlgpgkey2002-01-09.asc
To verify a package, use the following command:
rpm --checksig name_of_rpm
To examine only the md5sum, use the following command:
rpm --checksig --nogpg name_of_rpm
**Note: Checking GPG keys requires RPM 3.0 or higher.
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You can find more updates on our ftp server:
ftp://ftp.turbolinux.com/pub/updates/6.0/security/ for TL6.0 Workstation
and Server security updates
ftp://ftp.turbolinux.com/pub/updates/7.0/security/ for TL7.0 Workstation
and Server security updates
Our webpage for security announcements:
http://www.turbolinux.com/security
If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact:
security@turbolinux.com
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