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From: Slackware Security Team <security@slackware.com>
To: slackware-security@slackware.com
Subject: [slackware-security] mutt remote exploit patched
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 14:20:05 -0800 (PST) |
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An exploitable overflow has been found in the address handling code of the
mutt mail client version 1.2.5i supplied with Slackware 8.0. A new
mutt-1.2.5.1 has been released which addresses this problem, and packages
are now available for Slackware 8.0 and -current.
We urge all Slackware users to upgrade to this new version of mutt as soon
as possible.
WHERE TO FIND THE NEW PACKAGES:
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Updated mutt package for Slackware 8.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.0/patches/packages/mutt.tgz
Updated mutt package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/mutt-1.2.5.1/packages/mutt-1.2.5.1-i386-1.tgz
MD5 SIGNATURES:
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Here are the md5sums for the packages:
Slackware 8.0:
3172435c584b0cb22ede37b7fafc25c6 mutt.tgz
Slackware -current:
3172435c584b0cb22ede37b7fafc25c6 mutt-1.2.5.1-i386-1.tgz
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
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Simply upgrade (or install) as root:
# upgradepkg mutt.tgz
or
# installpkg mutt.tgz
Remember, it's also a good idea to backup configuration files before
upgrading packages.
- Slackware Linux Security Team
http://www.slackware.com
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