Re: [RHSA-2000:061-02] syslog format vulnerability in klogd

[Lionel Cons <lionel.cons () CERN CH>]

bugzilla () REDHAT COM writes:
> Various vulnerabilities exist in syslogd/klogd. [...]
>
> 4. Solution:
>
> For each RPM for your particular architecture, run:
>
> rpm -Fvh [filename]
>
> where filename is the name of the RPM.

I have the impression that this is not enough as the old buggy daemons
still run. It seems necessary to run:
        # /etc/rc.d/init.d/syslog restart

(Red Hat, could you add this to the rpm post install script?)

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