New sysklogd packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, and -current
to fix a security issue where a user could cause syslogd to crash. Thanks to
Steve Grubb who researched the issue.
Here are the details from the Slackware 9.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
Sun May 2 17:16:41 PDT 2004
patches/packages/sysklogd-1.4.1-i486-9.tgz: Patched a bug which could allow
a user to cause syslogd to write to unallocated memory and crash.
Thanks to Steve Grubb for finding the bug, and Solar Designer for refining
the patch.
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+
Where to find the new packages:
+-----------------------------+
Updated package for Slackware 8.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.1/patches/packages/sys
klogd-1.4.1-i386-7.tgz
Updated package for Slackware 9.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patches/packages/sys
klogd-1.4.1-i386-9.tgz
Updated package for Slackware 9.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/sys
klogd-1.4.1-i486-9.tgz
Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/a/sysk
logd-1.4.1-i486-9.tgz
Next, upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg sysklogd-1.4.1-i486-9.tgz
Finally, restart the logging system:
# . /etc/rc.d/rc.syslog start
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[slackware-security] sysklogd update (SSA:2004-124-02)
New sysklogd packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, and -current
to fix a security issue where a user could cause syslogd to crash. Thanks to
Steve Grubb who researched the issue.
Here are the details from the Slackware 9.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
Sun May 2 17:16:41 PDT 2004
patches/packages/sysklogd-1.4.1-i486-9.tgz: Patched a bug which could allow
a user to cause syslogd to write to unallocated memory and crash.
Thanks to Steve Grubb for finding the bug, and Solar Designer for refining
the patch.
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+
Where to find the new packages:
+-----------------------------+
Updated package for Slackware 8.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.1/patches/packages/sys
klogd-1.4.1-i386-7.tgz
Updated package for Slackware 9.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patches/packages/sys
klogd-1.4.1-i386-9.tgz
Updated package for Slackware 9.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/sys
klogd-1.4.1-i486-9.tgz
Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/a/sysk
logd-1.4.1-i486-9.tgz
MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 8.1 package:
4bcd73db9029567f73d7131f63421cdd sysklogd-1.4.1-i386-7.tgz
Slackware 9.0 package:
8e7563c3c060641acc2307b0ab8c1402 sysklogd-1.4.1-i386-9.tgz
Slackware 9.1 package:
f97b852f2202af2ed775a2e0c584bc26 sysklogd-1.4.1-i486-9.tgz
Slackware -current package:
5820b02d24994c1b5fff7a62b59dada0 sysklogd-1.4.1-i486-9.tgz
Installation instructions:
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First, stop syslogd/klogd:
# . /etc/rc.d/rc.syslog stop
Next, upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg sysklogd-1.4.1-i486-9.tgz
Finally, restart the logging system:
# . /etc/rc.d/rc.syslog start
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