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Definite Linux Errata

It is strongly advised that all users of Definite Linux Standard Edition apply all of the updates listed below.
At the very least we urge you to apply the updates marked SECURITY UPDATE as without these your system may be susceptible to security risks.
You can confirm whether you are already up to date with a particular package by using the command:
rpm -q foo
where "foo" is the name of the package.

12 Nov 1999: BIND - SECURITY UPDATE

Package: BIND Date: 12 November 2000
Note that this is a required update as it fixes several security issues. To apply this update download the files below and use the command:
rpm -Uhv bind-8.2.2_P7-1.i386.rpm
rpm -Uhv bind-devel-8.2.2_P7-1.i386.rpm
rpm -Uhv bind-utils-8.2.2_P7-1.i386.rpm
Source Package: bind-8.2.2_P7-1.src.rpm

1 Sep 2000; glibc - SECURITY UPDATE
Package: glibc Date: 1 September 2000
A serious security bug has been discovered in glibc and fixed.
This is a required update.
To apply this update download the files below and use the command:
rpm -Fhv glibc-2.1.3-19.i386.rpm
rpm -Fhv glibc-profile-2.1.3-19.i386.rpm
rpm -Fhv glibc-devel-2.1.3-19.i386.rpm
rpm -Fhv nscd-2.1.3-19.i386.rpm
10 Jun 2000; wu-ftpd - SECURITY UPDATE
Package: wu-ftpd Date: 4 July 2000
A serious security bug has been discovered in the ftp server and fixed.
This is a required update.
To apply this update download the files below and use the command:
rpm -Uhv wu-ftpd-2.6.1-1.i386.rpm

10 Jun 2000; wu-ftpd - SECURITY UPDATE
Package: wu-ftpd Date: 25 June 2000
A serious security bug has been discovered in the ftp server and fixed.
This is a required update.
To apply this update download the files below and use the command:
rpm -Uhv wu-ftpd-2.6.0-14.i386.rpm

10 Jun 2000; kernel - SECURITY UPDATE
Package: Kernel Date: 11 June 2000
A serious security bug has been discovered in the kernel and fixed.
This release also includes all the updates to kernel release 2.2.17-pre1 and adds support for USB, UDF (DVD) Filesystems, SoundBlasterLive support and lots more
This is a required update.
To apply this update download the files below and use the command:
rpm -Uhv kernel-2.2.16-2.i386.rpm

10 Jan 2000; lpr - SECURITY UPDATE Package: LPR Date: 10 January 2000
Two further serious security bugs have been discovered in lpr and fixed.
This is a required update.
To apply this update download the files below and use the command:
rpm -Uhv lpr-0.48-1.i386.rpm
Source Package: lpr-0.48-1.src.rpm
Date: 20 October 1999
This update fixes a serious security bug and several smaller non-security related bugs.
04 Jan 2000; pam - SECURITY UPDATE

Package: PAM Date: 04 January 2000
This bug does not fix any existing problems in PAM but rather is designed to prevent a particular class of problem from ever occuring. It is still a SECURITY UPDATE and should be considered a required update.
To apply this update download the files below and use the command:
rpm -Uhv pam-0.68-10.i386.rpm
Source Package: pam-0.68-10.src.rpm

The fix below is superceded by the previous one.

Date: 20 October 1999
This update fixes several small bugs in the Pluggable Authentication Modules system which is at the core of the authentication systems used in Definite Linux. This is a required update. To apply this update download the files below and use the command:
rpm -Uhv pam-0.68-8.i386.rpm
Source Package: pam-0.68-8.src.rpm

04 Jan 2000; usermode - SECURITY UPDATE

Package: usermode Date: 04 January 2000
This is a SECURITY UPDATE for a bug which allowed local users to assume root privileges. It is strongly recommended that all users update to this version. To apply this update download the files below and use the command:
rpm -Uhv usermode-1.17-1.i386.rpm
Source Package: usermode-1.17-1.src.rpm

04 Jan 2000; leafnode - Y2K FIX! Package: leafnode Date: 04 January 2000
This is not a Y2K fix to the leafnode server but rather a workaround to enable leafnode to elegantly handle clients that suffer Y2K bugs. This release also fixes several bugs. To apply this update download the files below and use the command:
rpm -Uhv leafnode-1.9.9-1.i386.rpm
Source Package: leafnode-1.9.9-1.src.rpm
31 Dec 1999: sharutils - Y2K FIX! Package: sharutils Date: 31 December 1999
Note that this is a Y2K FIX which is should be applied by everyone who makes use of the following commands: shar, unshar, uudecode, uuencode, remsync,mailshar, and mail-files To apply this update download the files below and use the command:
rpm -Uhv sysklogd-4.2.1-1.6.1.i386.rpm
Source Package: sharutils-4.2.1-1.6.1.src.rpm
22 Nov 1999: Sysklogd - SECURITY UPDATE Package: Sysklogd Date: 22 November 1999
Note that this is a required update as it fixes several security issues. To apply this update download the files below and use the command:
rpm -Uhv sysklogd-1.3.31-14.i386.rpm
Source Package: sysklogd-1.3.31-14.src.rpm
13 Nov 1999: Lynx Package: Lynx Date: 13 November 1999
This update is necessary for lynx to be able to connect to ftp servers running version 2.60 of the daemon. It also contains various other updates. To apply this update download the files below and use the command:
rpm -Uhv lynx-2.8.2-3.i386.rpm
Source Package: lynx-2.8.2-3.src.rpm
12 Nov 1999: BIND - SECURITY UPDATE

Package: BIND Date: 12 November 1999
Note that this is a required update as it fixes several security issues. To apply this update download the files below and use the command:
rpm -Uhv bind-8.2.2_P7-1.i386.rpm
rpm -Uhv bind-devel-8.2.2_P7-1.i386.rpm
rpm -Uhv bind-utils-8.2.2_P7-1.i386.rpm
Source Package: bind-8.2.2_P7-1.src.rpm

12 Nov 1999: Samba Package: Samba Date: 12 November 1999
This is a general update and includes many small, but important, fixes. It is recommended that all users upgrade to this latest release. To apply this update download the files below and use the command:
rpm -Uhv samba-2.0.6-1.i386.rpm
Source Package: bind-8.2.2_P3-1.src.rpm
11 Nov 1999: Initscripts Package: Initscripts Date: 11 November 1999
This update fixes errors on initialising software RAID arrays via rc.sysinit at boot time. If you don't use software RAID or want to implement RAID on your root filesystem this is not relevant. To apply this update download the files below and use the command:
rpm -Uhv initscripts-4.16-2.i386.rpm
Source Package: initscripts-4.16-2.src.rpm
04 Nov 1999: wu-ftpd - SECURITY UPDATE Package: wu-ftpd Date: 04 November 1999
Note that this is a required update as it fixes several security issues. To apply this update download the files below and use the command:
rpm -Uhv wu-ftpd-2.60-1.i386.rpm
Source Package: wu-ftpd-2.60-1.src.rpm
04 Nov 1999: rh-isdn Package: rh-isdn Date: 04 November 1999
This update improves the isdn configuration utility included with Definite Linux 7.0. To apply this update download the files below and use the command:
rpm -Uhv rh-isdn-0.55-1.i386.rpm
Source Package: rh-isdn-0.55-1.src.rpm
20 Oct 1999: PAM - SECURITY UPDATE Package: PAM Date: 04 January 2000
This bug does not fix any existing problems in PAM but rather is designed to prevent a particular class of problem from ever occuring. It is still a SECURITY UPDATE and should be considered a required update. To apply this update download the files below and use the command:
rpm -Uhv pam-0.68-10.i386.rpm
Source Package: pam-0.68-10.src.rpm
20 Oct 1999: LPR - SECURITY UPDATE

The fix below is superceded by the previous one.
Date: 20 October 1999
This update fixes several small bugs in the Pluggable Authentication Modules system which is at the core of the authentication systems used in Definite Linux. This is a required update. To apply this update download the files below and use the command:
rpm -Uhv pam-0.68-8.i386.rpm
Source Package: pam-0.68-8.src.rpm

14 Oct 1999: Netscape Package: Netscape Communicator and Navigator Date: 14 October 1999
This update fixes many of the problems that cause Netscape 4.61 to be unstable on most systems. Note however that this update is the International release of Netscape and does NOT feature 128 bit encryption support. You can upgrade this to 128 bit encryption support by using the FORTIFY utility which you can find by searching for `fortify' at http://freshmeat.net/ To apply this update download the files below and use the command:
rpm -Uhv netscape-common-4.7-1.1.i386.rpm
rpm -Uhv netscape-communicator-4.7-1.1.i386.rpm
rpm -Uhv netscape-navigator-4.7-1.1.i386.rpm
Source Package: netscape-4.7-1.1.src.rpm

 

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