Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 15:09:29 -0300
From: secure@conectiva.com.br
To: conectiva-updates@papaleguas.conectiva.com.br, linuxlist@securityportal.com,
Subject: [CLA-2001:416] Conectiva Linux Security Announcement - xinetd
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CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT
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PACKAGE : xinetd
SUMMARY : Security and bugfix update for xinetd
DATE : 2001-08-29 15:08:00
ID : CLA-2001:416
RELEVANT
RELEASES : 6.0, 7.0
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DESCRIPTION
"xinetd" is an alternative to the inetd superserver, used to start
services on demand.
Solar Designer did a security audit in this package and produced a
patch that was accepted by the author and incorporated in version
2.3.1 and later. This patch fixes many security and reliability
issues with xinetd.
Another issue is that the version shipped with Conectiva Linux 7.0
has IPv6 enabled, causing it to not work with IPv4-only systems. This
update disables IPv6 support.
Please note that xinetd is not used by default on these versions of
Conectiva Linux.
SOLUTION
It is recommended that all xinetd users upgrade their packages.
Please note that xinetd will be automatically restarted if it is
already running.
REFERENCES
1. https://distro.conectiva.com.br/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4086
2. https://distro.conectiva.com.br/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4166
3. http://www.xinetd.org/#changes
DIRECT DOWNLOAD LINKS TO THE UPDATED PACKAGES
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/6.0/SRPMS/xinetd-2.3.2-1U60_1cl.src.rpmftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/6.0/RPMS/xinetd-2.3.2-1U60_1cl.i386.rpmftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/6.0/RPMS/xinetd-devel-2.3.2-1U60_1cl.i386.rpmftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/6.0/RPMS/xinetd-devel-static-2.3.2-1U60_1cl.i386.rpmftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/SRPMS/xinetd-2.3.2-1U70_1cl.src.rpmftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/RPMS/xinetd-2.3.2-1U70_1cl.i386.rpmftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/RPMS/xinetd-devel-static-2.3.2-1U70_1cl.i386.rpmftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/RPMS/xinetd-devel-2.3.2-1U70_1cl.i386.rpm
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS
Users of Conectiva Linux version 6.0 or higher may use apt to perform
upgrades of RPM packages:
- add the following line to /etc/apt/sources.list if it is not there yet
(you may also use linuxconf to do this):
rpm [cncbr] ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br 6.0/conectiva updates
(replace 6.0 with the correct version number if you are not running CL6.0)
- run: apt-get update
- after that, execute: apt-get upgrade
Detailed instructions reagarding the use of apt and upgrade examples
can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/#apt?idioma=en
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All packages are signed with Conectiva's GPG key. The key and instructions
on how to import it can be found at
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/chave/?idioma=en
Instructions on how to check the signatures of the RPM packages can be
found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/politica/?idioma=en
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All our advisories and generic update instructions can be viewed at
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?idioma=en
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