| Summary: | security update: xinetd 2.3.7 | ||
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| Product: | Gentoo Linux | Reporter: | Maurizio Disimino <kevin> |
| Component: | New packages | Assignee: | Daniel Ahlberg (RETIRED) <aliz> |
| Status: | RESOLVED FIXED | ||
| Severity: | major | ||
| Priority: | High | ||
| Version: | unspecified | ||
| Hardware: | x86 | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
| Whiteboard: | |||
| Package list: | Runtime testing required: | --- | |
| Attachments: | xinetd 2.3.7 ebuild | ||
Created attachment 3069 [details]
xinetd 2.3.7 ebuild
Added, thanks for the submit! |
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.