Published:
19 April 1999
Protect yourself against future threats.
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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-1999.051 -- Red Hat Linux Bulletin
SECURITY: New lpr packages available
20 April 1999
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Red Hat Software, Inc. has released the following advisory concerning
security vulnerabilities in the versions of lpr that ship with Red Hat
Linux.
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Security vulnerabilities have been found in the versions of lpr
that ship with Red Hat Linux. Thanks go to the Linux Security
Audit team for discovering the vulnerability. It is recommended
that all users of Red Hat Linux upgrade to the new packages.
Red Hat Linux 5.0,5.1,5.2:
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alpha:
rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/alpha/lpr-0.35-0.5.2.alpha.rpm
i386:
rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/i386/lpr-0.35-0.5.2.i386.rpm
sparc:
rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/sparc/lpr-0.35-0.5.2.sparc.rpm
Source rpm:
rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/SRPMS/lpr-0.35-0.5.2.src.rpm
Red Hat Linux 4.2:
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alpha:
rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/alpha/lpr-0.35-0.4.2.alpha.rpm
i386:
rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/i386/lpr-0.35-0.4.2.i386.rpm
sparc:
rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/sparc/lpr-0.35-0.4.2.sparc.rpm
Source rpm:
rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/SRPMS/lpr-0.35-0.4.2.src.rpm
Cristian
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Cristian Gafton -- gafton@redhat.com -- Red Hat Software, Inc.
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UNIX is user friendly. It's just selective about who its friends are.
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