[slackware-security]  Sendmail buffer overflow fixed (NEW)

The sendmail packages in Slackware 8.0, 8.1, and 9.0 have been patched
to fix a security problem.  Note that this vulnerablity is NOT the same
one that was announced on March 3rd and requires a new fix.

All sites running sendmail should upgrade.

More information on the problem can be found here:
 
Sendmail Open Source - Open Source Email Server | Proofpoint US

Here are the details from the Slackware 9.0 ChangeLog:
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Sat Mar 29 13:46:36 PST 2003
patches/packages/sendmail-8.12.9-i386-1.tgz:  Upgraded to sendmail-8.12.9.
  From sendmail's RELEASE_NOTES:
    8.12.9/8.12.9   2003/03/29
    SECURITY: Fix a buffer overflow in address parsing due to
              a char to int conversion problem which is potentially
              remotely exploitable.  Problem found by Michal Zalewski.
              Note: an MTA that is not patched might be vulnerable to
              data that it receives from untrusted sources, which
              includes DNS.
  (* Security fix *)
patches/packages/sendmail-cf-8.12.9-noarch-1.tgz:  Updated config files for
  sendmail-8.12.9.
+--------------------------+



WHERE TO FIND THE NEW PACKAGES:
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Updated packages for Slackware 8.0: 
  
 

Updated packages for Slackware 8.1: 
  
 

Updated packages for Slackware 9.0: 
  
 



MD5 SIGNATURES:
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Here are the md5sums for the packages:

Slackware 8.0 packages:
c29c3063313534bee8db13c5afcd1abc  sendmail.tgz
1b3be9b45f0d078e1053b80069538ca7  smailcfg.tgz

Slackware 8.1 packages:
b1b538ae7685ce8a09514b51f8802614  sendmail-8.12.9-i386-1.tgz
628b61a20f4529b514060620e5e601e7  sendmail-cf-8.12.9-noarch-1.tgz

Slackware 9.0 packages:
5f4f92f933961b6e652d294cd76da426  sendmail-8.12.9-i386-1.tgz
45b217e09d5ff2d0e1b7b12a389c86ec  sendmail-cf-8.12.9-noarch-1.tgz



INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
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First (as root), stop sendmail:

. /etc/rc.d/rc.sendmail stop

Next, upgrade the sendmail package(s) with upgradepkg:

upgradepkg sendmail-*.tgz

Finally, restart sendmail:

. /etc/rc.d/rc.sendmail start



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Slackware Linux Security Team 
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security@slackware.com

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