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Red Hat 2.1: RHSA-2006:0217-01 Critical Metamail Buffer Overflow Advisory

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Calendar Grey February 21, 2006
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Crucial metamail patch resolves a buffer overflow vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, posing significant risks.
An updated metamail package that fixes a buffer overflow vulnerability for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 is now available

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.

5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

181665 - CVE-2006-0709 Metamail heap based buffer overflow


6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1:

SRPMS: 0d9e11b28157bcf5f1da1a99513b59fa metamail-2.7-30.src.rpm

i386: f0b370477bbae8a72eb5d9211b3b2313 metamail-2.7-30.i386.rpm

ia64: 8ee8c235fed4fd06e629803e4f414ba3 metamail-2.7-30.ia64.rpm

Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1:

SRPMS: 0d9e11b28157bcf5f1da1a99513b59fa metamail-2.7-30.src.rpm

ia64: 8ee8c235fed4fd06e629803e4f414ba3 metamail-2.7-30.ia64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1:

SRPMS: 0d9e11b28157bcf5f1da1a99513b59fa metamail-2.7-30.src.rpm

i386: f0b370477bbae8a72eb5d9211b3b2313 metamail-2.7-30.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:

SRPMS: 0d9e11b28157bcf5f1da1a99513b59fa metamail-2.7-30.src.rpm

i386: f0b370477bbae8a72eb5d9211b3b2313 metamail-2.7-30.i386.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key#package

Summary

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow security fix important red hat enterprise metamail update critical impact

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-0709

Package List


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2006:0217-01
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006:0217.html
Issue date: 2006-02-21
Updated on: 2006-02-21
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Topic

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow security fix important red hat enterprise metamail update critical impact

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64

Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386

Bugs Fixed

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