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Bug 6446 - security update: xinetd 2.3.7
Summary: security update: xinetd 2.3.7
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: x86 Linux
: High major (vote)
Assignee: Daniel Ahlberg (RETIRED)
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Reported: 2002-08-14 03:11 UTC by Maurizio Disimino
Modified: 2003-02-04 19:42 UTC (History)
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Attachments
xinetd 2.3.7 ebuild (xinetd-2.3.7.ebuild,1.69 KB, text/plain)
2002-08-14 03:11 UTC, Maurizio Disimino
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Description Maurizio Disimino 2002-08-14 03:11:02 UTC
important security fix
from its Changelog:
2.3.7
        Added fixes or workarounds for issues introduced after 2.3.3
                including the signal pipe leak into child processes (a
                security hole). -Solar Designer
        Made xinetd unlink its pidfile when there turns out to be no
                services configured on reload. -Solar Designer

Added ipv6 support to the ebuild.
Comment 1 Maurizio Disimino 2002-08-14 03:11:39 UTC
Created attachment 3069 [details]
xinetd 2.3.7 ebuild
Comment 2 Daniel Ahlberg (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2002-08-14 04:17:45 UTC
Added, thanks for the submit!