Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 09:22:04 -0800
From: SGI Security Coordinator <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]Subject: SGI Advanced Linux Environment security update #10
Cc: [email protected], [email protected],
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SGI Security Advisory
Title : SGI Advanced Linux Environment security update #10
Number : 20040201-01-U
Date : February 11, 2004
Reference : Redhat Advisory RHSA-2004:041-06, CAN-2003-0056, CAN-2003-0848
Reference : Redhat Advisory RHSA-2004:056-05, CAN-2004-0080
Reference : Redhat Advisory RHSA-2004:035-01, CAN-2003-1023
Reference : Redhat Advisory RHSA-2004:031-02, CAN-2003-0924
Reference : Redhat Advisory RHSA-2004:045-04, CAN-2004-0006, CAN-2004-0008
Reference : Redhat Advisory RHSA-2004:019-04, CAN-2003-0991
Fixed in : Patch 10050 for SGI ProPack v2.3
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SGI has released Patch 10050: SGI Advanced Linux Environment security
update #10, which includes updated RPMs for SGI ProPack v2.3 for the SGI
Altix family of systems, in response to the following security issues:
Updated slocate packages fix vulnerabilities
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-041.html
Updated util-linux packages fix information leak
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-056.html
Updated mc packages resolve buffer overflow vulnerability
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-035.html
Updated NetPBM packages fix multiple temporary file vulnerabilities
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-031.html
Updated Gaim packages fix security vulnerabilities
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-045.html
Updated mailman packages close DoS vulnerability
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-019.html
Patch 10050 is available from http://support.sgi.com/ and
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/patches/ProPack/2.3/
The individual RPMs from Patch 10050 are available from:
ftp://oss.sgi.com/projects/sgi_propack/download/2.3/updates/RPMSftp://oss.sgi.com/projects/sgi_propack/download/2.3/updates/SRPMS
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