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Immunix OS Security update for ghostscript
From: Greg KH <greg () WIREX COM>
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 16:41:09 -0800
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Immunix OS Security Advisory
Packages updated: ghostscript
Effected products: Immunix OS 6.2, Immunix OS 7.0-beta
Bugs Fixed: immunix/1299
Date: November 30, 2000
Advisory ID: IMNX-2000-70-010-01
Author: Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg () wirex com>
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Description:
The ghostscript program creates easily guessable temp files which can
lots of potential problems. It also uses improper LD_RUN_PATH values
which can cause it to search for libraries in the current directory.
This problem effects both Immunix 6.2 and 7.0 beta. Packages have
been created and released for both versions.
Package names and locations:
Precompiled binary package for Immunix 6.2 are available at:
http://www.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/6.2/updates/RPMS/ghostscript-5.50-8_6.x_StackGuard.i386.rpm
Source package for Immunix 6.2 are available at:
http://www.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/6.2/updates/SRPMS/ghostscript-5.50-8_6.x_StackGuard.src.rpm
Precompiled binary package for Immunix System 7 beta are available at:
http://www.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0-beta/updates/RPMS/ghostscript-5.50-8_StackGuard.i386.rpm
Source package for Immunix 7.0 are available at:
http://www.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0-beta/updates/SRPMS/ghostscript-5.50-8_StackGuard.src.rpm
md5sums of the packages:
ed34fdd9f58b404e80612b96430892d2 6.2/updates/RPMS/ghostscript-5.50-8_6.x_StackGuard.i386.rpm
8dcec9893aac66864a82890c554e8bb1 6.2/updates/SRPMS/ghostscript-5.50-8_6.x_StackGuard.src
863ae311e2ac05717a9a84b26faf2c37 7.0-beta/updates/RPMS/ghostscript-5.50-8_StackGuard.i386.rpm
397f59a1456d1955a76f05155e7e929d 7.0-beta/updates/SRPMS/ghostscript-5.50-8_StackGuard.src.rpm
Online version of all Immunix 6.2 updates and advisories:
http://www.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/6.2/updates/
Online version of all Immunix 7.0-beta updates and advisories:
http://www.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0-beta/updates/
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