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Fedora 25 rpcbind Security Advisory: Memory Leak Resolution

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Calendar Grey May 17, 2017
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A security patch for Fedora 25's rpcbind resolves a memory leak issue. Ensure you are informed about the most recent upgrades and fixes.
Fixed typo in memory leaks patch

Summary

The rpcbind utility is a server that converts RPC program numbers into

universal addresses. It must be running on the host to be able to make

RPC calls on a server on that machine.

Fixed typo in memory leaks patch

[ 1 ] Bug #1450765 - When starting ypbind, rpcbind crashes.

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1450765

su -c 'dnf upgrade rpcbind' at the command line.

For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at

https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html

All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the

GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at

https://fedoraproject.org/security/

package-announce mailing list -- package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org

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Change Log

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Update Instructions

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Product: Fedora 25
Version: 0.2.4
Release: 6.rc1.fc25
URL: Summary : Universal Addresses to RPC Program Number Mapper

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