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Re: [comp.os.linux.announce] SECURITY: ATTENTION SLACKWARE USERS!
On Fri, 10 Nov 1995, Amos Shapira wrote:
> As many of you know by reading comp.security.announce, CERT has
> issued a warning of possible security issues relating to inbound telnets
> and shared libraries. This advisory says that all major Linux dists are
> vulnerable, except Slackware, which is listed as 'possibly vulnerable.'
> I have spoken with the author of the in.telnetd used with
> Slackware, and he has told me that, YES, the Slackware-provided
> in.telnetd *IS* vulnerable.
saw it over a week ago, and patched already by hand. nice to know someone
has patched it already for the rest too :-)
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