Expect similar announces from other Linux vendors to follow this one. The bug is in code that as far as I can tell in Linux specific portmap code so this is unlikely to affect non Linux portmappers. I'll post an explanation once the other vendor announcements are out. Alan > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Potential security problems have been identified in all versions of > nfs-server packages shipped with Red Hat Linux. > > Users of Red Hat Linux are recommended to upgrade to the new packages > available under updates directory on our ftp site: > > > * Red Hat Linux 5.1 and 5.0: > ============================ > > alpha: > - ------ > rpm -Uvh \ > ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/updates/5.1/alpha/nfs-server-2.2beta29-7.alpha.rpm > rpm -Uvh \ > ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/updates/5.1/alpha/nfs-server-clients-2.2beta29-7.alpha.rpm > > i386: > - ----- > rpm -Uvh \ > ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/updates/5.1/i386/nfs-server-2.2beta29-7.i386.rpm > rpm -Uvh \ > ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/updates/5.1/i386/nfs-server-clients-2.2beta29-7.i386.rpm > > sparc: > - ------ > rpm -Uvh \ > ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/updates/5.1/sparc/nfs-server-2.2beta29-7.sparc.rpm > rpm -Uvh \ > ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/updates/5.1/sparc/nfs-server-clients-2.2beta29-7.sparc.rpm > > Source RPM: > - ----------- > rpm -Uvh \ > ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/updates/5.1/SRPMS/nfs-server-2.2beta29-7.src.rpm > > > * Red Hat Linux 4.2: > ==================== > > alpha: > - ------ > rpm -Uvh \ > ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/updates/4.2/alpha/nfs-server-2.2beta16-9.alpha.rpm > rpm -Uvh \ > ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/updates/4.2/alpha/nfs-server-clients-2.2beta16-9.alpha.rpm > > i386: > - ----- > rpm -Uvh \ > ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/updates/4.2/i386/nfs-server-2.2beta16-9.i386.rpm > rpm -Uvh \ > ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/updates/4.2/i386/nfs-server-clients-2.2beta16-9.i386.rpm > > sparc: > - ------ > rpm -Uvh \ > ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/updates/4.2/sparc/nfs-server-2.2beta16-9.sparc.rpm > rpm -Uvh \ > ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/updates/4.2/sparc/nfs-server-clients-2.2beta16-9.sparc.rpm > > Source RPM: > - ----------- > rpm -Uvh \ > ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/updates/4.2/SRPMS/nfs-server-2.2beta16-9.src.rpm > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: 2.6.2 > > iQCVAwUBNeYMBPGvxKXU9NkBAQEBrAP9EdR+axrR0AIO2NleNuSw/2WF/4two4lg > RKwwQekrlTU0FjxOqmzhkuwyVHflWWu39wybto12y9XFIyptLJFdFvzwBiPczI5V > f88L+acQcaAZtZmIARMMsOFCyGMmXoTNULFIkmtVlmIxcsIT3/heJtGC1WTYboE9 > 00fnNdehNFQ= > =Spdn > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Cristian > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Cristian Gafton -- gaftonat_private -- Red Hat Software, Inc. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > UNIX is user friendly. It's just selective about who its friends are.
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