Slackware: 2017-191-01 Critical: libtirpc Memory Exhaustion
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July 10, 2017
New libtirpc packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix a security issue
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/libtirpc-1.0.1-i586-3_slack14.2.txz: Rebuilt. Patched a bug which can cause a denial of service through memory exhaustion. Thanks to Robby Workman. For more information, see: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8779 (* Security fix *)
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Where Find New Packages
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Updated package for Slackware 14.2:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.2:
Updated package for Slackware -current:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
MD5 Signatures
Slackware 14.2 package:
657f5777679340f53b9d83a9e045b538 libtirpc-1.0.1-i586-3_slack14.2.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.2 package:
1de6989d62f43dde664f75de81546210 libtirpc-1.0.1-x86_64-3_slack14.2.txz
Slackware -current package:
e17305b305661ded4c06ace0751add14 n/libtirpc-1.0.1-i586-3.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
77d083376bd92cf7a3d4cdfa3ff0c2e4 n/libtirpc-1.0.1-x86_64-3.txz
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Installation Instructions
Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg libtirpc-1.0.1-i586-3_slack14.2.txz
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