-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PACKAGE : slrn SUMMARY : Remote buffer overflow in slrn DATE : 2001-03-14 15:58:00 ID : CLA-2001:383 RELEVANT RELEASES : 4.0, 4.0es, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, prg graficos, ecommerce, 5.1, 6.0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- DESCRIPTION "slrn" is a text-mode news client. Previous versions have a buffer overflow vulnerability that could be exploited remotely via a carefully crafted news message. SOLUTION All slrn users should upgrade. DIRECT DOWNLOAD LINKS TO THE UPDATED PACKAGES ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.0/SRPMS/slrn-0.9.6.3-1cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.0/i386/slrn-0.9.6.3-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.0/i386/slrn-pull-0.9.6.3-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.0es/SRPMS/slrn-0.9.6.3-1cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.0es/i386/slrn-0.9.6.3-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.0es/i386/slrn-pull-0.9.6.3-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.1/SRPMS/slrn-0.9.6.3-1cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.1/i386/slrn-0.9.6.3-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.1/i386/slrn-pull-0.9.6.3-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.2/SRPMS/slrn-0.9.6.3-1cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.2/i386/slrn-0.9.6.3-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.2/i386/slrn-pull-0.9.6.3-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.0/SRPMS/slrn-0.9.6.3-1cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.0/i386/slrn-0.9.6.3-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.0/i386/slrn-pull-0.9.6.3-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.1/SRPMS/slrn-0.9.6.3-1cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.1/i386/slrn-0.9.6.3-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.1/i386/slrn-pull-0.9.6.3-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/6.0/SRPMS/slrn-0.9.6.3-1cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/6.0/RPMS/slrn-0.9.6.3-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/6.0/RPMS/slrn-pull-0.9.6.3-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/ecommerce/SRPMS/slrn-0.9.6.3-1cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/ecommerce/i386/slrn-0.9.6.3-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/ecommerce/i386/slrn-pull-0.9.6.3-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/graficas/SRPMS/slrn-0.9.6.3-1cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/graficas/i386/slrn-0.9.6.3-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/graficas/i386/slrn-pull-0.9.6.3-1cl.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 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- All our advisories and generic update instructions can be viewed at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?idioma=en - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE6r79u42jd0JmAcZARAhhsAJ9nsxmSeLYE2kNZll2VS5JJZGIKUgCfeFg8 6qy+kKLzf3LXtq/MsE//mzQ= =4s6W -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----