The following Slackware update has been released:
libtirpc (SSA:2017-191-01)
rpcbind (SSA:2017-191-02)
libtirpc (SSA:2017-191-01)
rpcbind (SSA:2017-191-02)
libtirpc (SSA:2017-191-01)
New libtirpc packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to
fix a security issue.
Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/libtirpc-1.0.1-i586-3_slack14.2.txz: Rebuilt.
Patched a bug which can cause a denial of service through memory exhaustion.
Thanks to Robby Workman.
For more information, see:
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8779
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+
Where to find the new packages:
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Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project!
Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.
Updated package for Slackware 14.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.2/patches/packages/libtirpc-1.0.1-i586-3_slack14.2.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.2/patches/packages/libtirpc-1.0.1-x86_64-3_slack14.2.txz
Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/libtirpc-1.0.1-i586-3.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/n/libtirpc-1.0.1-x86_64-3.txz
MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 14.2 package:
657f5777679340f53b9d83a9e045b538 libtirpc-1.0.1-i586-3_slack14.2.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.2 package:
1de6989d62f43dde664f75de81546210 libtirpc-1.0.1-x86_64-3_slack14.2.txz
Slackware -current package:
e17305b305661ded4c06ace0751add14 n/libtirpc-1.0.1-i586-3.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
77d083376bd92cf7a3d4cdfa3ff0c2e4 n/libtirpc-1.0.1-x86_64-3.txz
Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg libtirpc-1.0.1-i586-3_slack14.2.txz
rpcbind (SSA:2017-191-02)
New rpcbind packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to
fix a security issue.
Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/rpcbind-0.2.4-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded.
Patched a bug which can cause a denial of service through memory exhaustion.
Thanks to Robby Workman.
For more information, see:
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8779
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+
Where to find the new packages:
+-----------------------------+
Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project!
Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.
Updated package for Slackware 14.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.2/patches/packages/rpcbind-0.2.4-i586-1_slack14.2.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.2/patches/packages/rpcbind-0.2.4-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz
Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/rpcbind-0.2.4-i586-1.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/n/rpcbind-0.2.4-x86_64-1.txz
MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 14.2 package:
97493f015343ca71530229f84d2c2883 rpcbind-0.2.4-i586-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.2 package:
b716552c539e1645c953ac262aecefe1 rpcbind-0.2.4-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware -current package:
e4abfe31a8843f8075792890d8d6c509 n/rpcbind-0.2.4-i586-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
9cf44524e55f2aa365455821f3756c48 n/rpcbind-0.2.4-x86_64-1.txz
Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg rpcbind-0.2.4-i586-1_slack14.2.txz
If rpcbind is running, restart it:
# /etc/rc.d/rc.rpc restart