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Fedora 21: FEDORA-2015-6424 critical: ax25-tools ROSE Packet Crash

fedora
Calendar Grey April 30, 2015
Dist Fedora Esm H88
Important revision for Fedora 21 ax25-tools addressing crash problems in ROSE packet handling and enhancing overall system reliability.
This is an update fixing crash when processing ROSE packets.

Summary

ax25-tools is a collection of tools that are used to configure an ax.25 enabled

computer. They will configure interfaces and assign callsigns to ports as well

as Net/ROM and ROSE configuration. This package only contains the command

line programs; the GUI programs are contained in ax25-tools-x package.

* m6pack - handle multiple 6pack TNCs on a single interface

* ax25d - general purpose AX.25, NET/ROM and Rose daemon

* axctl - configure/Kill running AX.25 connections

* axparms - configure AX.25 interfaces

* axspawn - allow automatic login to a Linux system

* beacon - transmit periodic messages on an AX.25 port

* bpqparms - configure BPQ ethernet devices

* mheardd - display AX.25 calls recently heard

* rxecho - transparently route AX.25 packets between ports

* mheard - collect information about packet activity

* dmascc_cfg - configure dmascc devices

* sethdlc - get/set Linux HDLC packet radio modem driver port information

* smmixer - get/set Linux soundcard packet radio modem driver mixer

* kissattach - Attach a KISS or 6PACK interface

* kissnetd - create a virtual network

* kissparms - configure KISS TNCs

* mkiss - attach multiple KISS interfaces

* net2kiss - convert a network AX.25 driver to a KISS stream on a pty

* netromd - send and receive NET/ROM routing messages

* nodesave - saves NET/ROM routing information

* nrattach - start a NET/ROM interface

* nrparms - configure a NET/ROM interface

* nrsdrv - KISS to NET/ROM serial converter

* rsattach - start a ROSE interface

* rsdwnlnk - user exit from the ROSE network

* rsmemsiz - monitor the ROSE subsystem

* rsusers.sh - monitor AX.25, NET/ROM and ROSE users * rsparms - configure a ROSE interface

* rsuplnk - User entry into the ROSE network

* rip98d - RIP98 routing daemon

* ttylinkd - TTYlink daemon for AX.25, NET/ROM, ROSE and IP

* ax25_call - Make an AX.25 connection

* netrom_call - Make a NET/ROM connection

* rose_call - Make a ROSE connection

* tcp_call - Make a TCP connection

* yamcfg - configure a YAM interface

Update Information:

This is an update fixing crash when processing ROSE packets.

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Topics Covered

security advisory update critical Fedora software fix ax25-tools packet crash

Change Log

* Mon Apr 20 2015 Jaroslav Å karvada - 0.0.10-0.12.rc2 - Fixed crash when processing ROSE packets (by rose-fix patch) Resolves: rhbz#1210008 * Tue Apr 7 2015 Jaroslav Å karvada - 0.0.10-0.11.rc2 - Fixed netrom nrattach Resolves: rhbz#981833 - Fixed format string build error * Thu Feb 19 2015 Rex Dieter 0.0.10-0.10.rc2 - rebuild (fltk)

References

Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2015-6424 2015-04-21 13:39:36
Name : ax25-tools Product : Fedora 21 Version : 0.0.10 Release : 0.12.rc2.fc21 URL : Summary : Tools used to configure an ax.25 enabled computer Description : ax25-tools is a collection of tools that are used to configure an ax.25 enabled computer. They will configure interfaces and assign callsigns to ports as well as Net/ROM and ROSE configuration. This package only contains the command line programs; the GUI programs are contained in ax25-tools-x package.
* m6pack - handle multiple 6pack TNCs on a single interface * ax25d - general purpose AX.25, NET/ROM and Rose daemon * axctl - configure/Kill running AX.25 connections * axparms - configure AX.25 interfaces * axspawn - allow automatic login to a Linux system * beacon - transmit periodic messages on an AX.25 port * bpqparms - configure BPQ ethernet devices * mheardd - display AX.25 calls recently heard * rxecho - transparently route AX.25 packets between ports * mheard - collect information about packet activity * dmascc_cfg - configure dmascc devices * sethdlc - get/set Linux HDLC packet radio modem driver port information * smmixer - get/set Linux soundcard packet radio modem driver mixer * kissattach - Attach a KISS or 6PACK interface * kissnetd - create a virtual network * kissparms - configure KISS TNCs * mkiss - attach multiple KISS interfaces * net2kiss - convert a network AX.25 driver to a KISS stream on a pty * netromd - send and receive NET/ROM routing messages * nodesave - saves NET/ROM routing information * nrattach - start a NET/ROM interface * nrparms - configure a NET/ROM interface * nrsdrv - KISS to NET/ROM serial converter * rsattach - start a ROSE interface * rsdwnlnk - user exit from the ROSE network * rsmemsiz - monitor the ROSE subsystem * rsusers.sh - monitor AX.25, NET/ROM and ROSE users * rsparms - configure a ROSE interface * rsuplnk - User entry into the ROSE network * rip98d - RIP98 routing daemon * ttylinkd - TTYlink daemon for AX.25, NET/ROM, ROSE and IP * ax25_call - Make an AX.25 connection * netrom_call - Make a NET/ROM connection * rose_call - Make a ROSE connection * tcp_call - Make a TCP connection * yamcfg - configure a YAM interface

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update ax25-tools' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at .

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Name: ax25-tools
Product: Fedora 21
Version: 0.0.10
Release: 0.12.rc2.fc21
URL: Summary : Tools used to configure an ax.25 enabled computer

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Topics Covered

security advisory update critical Fedora software fix ax25-tools packet crash

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