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GENTOO LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT 200305-08 |
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PACKAGE : xinetd |
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SUMMARY : memory leak |
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DATE : 2003-05-19 14:00 UTC |
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EXPLOIT : remote |
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VERSIONS AFFECTED : <xinetd-2.3.11 |
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FIXED VERSION : >=xinetd-2.3.11 |
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CVE : CAN-2003-0211 |
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Steve Stubb has discovered that xinetd leaks 144 bytes for every |
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connection it rejects. |
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Read the full advisory at: |
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http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=105068673220605&w=2 |
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SOLUTION |
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It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users who are running |
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sys-apps/xinetd upgrade to xinetd-2.3.11 as follows |
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emerge sync |
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emerge xinetd |
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emerge clean |
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aliz@g.o - GnuPG key is available at http://cvs.gentoo.org/~aliz |
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