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Debian: 8.9.3-3slink1 Critical Alert: Problem with Sendmail Aliases

The version of sendmail that was distributed with Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 has a slight problem in the code to regenerate the aliases database. Sendmail allowed any user to run sendmail with the -bi option to (re)initialize the aliases database. The user could then interrupt sendmail and leave the system with a broken aliases database. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Debian Security Advisory This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Debian -- Security Information Wichert Akkerman December 7, 1999 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The version of sendmail that was distributed with Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 has a slight problem in the code to regenerate the aliases database. Sendmail allowed any user to run sendmail with the -bi option to (re)initialize the aliases database. The user could then interrupt sendmail and leave the system with a broken aliases database. This has been fixed in version 8.9.3-3slink1 by only allowing root and trusted users to regenerate the aliases database. We recommend you upgrade your sendmail package to new version. wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file. Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 alias slink - -------------------------------- This version of Debian was released only for Intel ia32, the Motorola 680x0, the alpha and the Sun sparc architecture. Source archives: _8.9.3-3slink1.diff.gz MD5 checksum: 728f0a837a7938cce72203abb23e7c3f _8.9 .3-3slink1.dsc MD5 checksum: bca6225d21bfb8e1152f725100966629 _8.9.3.o rig.tar.gz MD5 checksum: efedacfbce84a71d1cfb0e617b84596e Alpha architecture: alpha/sendmail_8.9.3-3slink1_alpha.deb MD5 checksum: 91ba4f7c50942a0c712e9d2fe14e4516 Intel ia32 architecture: i386/sendmail_8.9.3-3slink1_i386.deb MD5 checksum: e7843eebfe8df6174d48f2ae6ff87fd0 Motorola 680x0architecture: m68k/sendmail_8.9.3-3slink1_m68k.deb MD5 checksum: aca29516909180ed5ef4c1dbcaf60140 Sun Sparc architecture: sparc/sendmail_8.9.3-3slink1_sparc.deb MD5 checksum: 30e71411552430924b649db64ec2048b These files will be moved into soon. For not yet released architectures please refer to the appropriate directory . - -- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- For apt-get: deb Debian -- Security Information stable updates For dpkg-ftp: dists/stable/updates Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3ia Charset: noconv iQB1AwUBOE0Ie6jZR/ntlUftAQFP0AL9EIhDUNWciCrm4VOtOlwFkazF5ch+B6K3 ki3zOSZosAXmJd4dlG6UuJz5Ge1+mN/ITqA2RXQ85drxnSWLv7KRbYtb8y1BU06J WkxxeFJ/7dbJtZ3+XeyRyWztV5K0tJlv =xcDF -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- . Ubuntu patches Postfix to fix mail routing table vulnerabilities to enhance security. Update advised to mitigate potential threats.. Sendmail Fix, Debian Security Advisory, Aliases Update. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Dec 13, 1999 •Critical Debian