Secunia Security Advisory - Slackware has issued an update for sendmail. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
Slackware update for sendmail
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA19368
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19368/
CRITICAL:
Highly critical
IMPACT:
System access
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Slackware Linux 10.0
http://secunia.com/product/4368/
Slackware Linux 8.x
http://secunia.com/product/146/
Slackware Linux 9.0
http://secunia.com/product/1336/
Slackware Linux 9.1
http://secunia.com/product/2265/
DESCRIPTION:
Slackware has issued an update for sendmail. This fixes a
vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to
compromise a vulnerable system.
For more information:
SA19342
SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.
Slackware 8.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.1/patches/packages/sendmail-8.13.6-i386-1.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.1/patches/packages/sendmail-cf-8.13.6-noarch-1.tgz
Slackware 9.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patches/packages/sendmail-8.13.6-i386-1.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patches/packages/sendmail-cf-8.13.6-noarch-1.tgz
Slackware 9.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/sendmail-8.13.6-i486-1.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/sendmail-cf-8.13.6-noarch-1.tgz
Slackware 10.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/sendmail-8.13.6-i486-1.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/sendmail-cf-8.13.6-noarch-1.tgz
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.619600
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA19342:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19342/
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