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Slackware alert SSA:2005-195-10 (tcpdump)
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [slackware-security] tcpdump DoS (SSA:2005-195-10) New tcpdump packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, and -current to fix a security issue. A specially crafted BGP packet can cause tcpdump to go into an infinite loop, creating a denial of service where network monitoring is disabled. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1267 Here are the details from the Slackware 10.1 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/tcpdump-3.9.3-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to libpcap-0.9.3 and tcpdump-3.9.3. This fixes an issue where an invalid BGP packet can cause tcpdump to go into an infinate loop, effectively disabling network monitoring. (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Where to find the new packages: +-----------------------------+ Updated package for Slackware 8.1: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.1/patch... Updated package for Slackware 9.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patch... Updated package for Slackware 9.1: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patch... Updated package for Slackware 10.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patc... Updated package for Slackware 10.1: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.1/patc... Updated package for Slackware -current: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/s... MD5 signatures: +-------------+ Slackware 8.1 package: 73d5fb7b2b08c4429250852288b7ec43 tcpdump-3.9.3-i386-1.tgz Slackware 9.0 package: d36fb5f50c45293b7765a4708e6e66df tcpdump-3.9.3-i386-1.tgz Slackware 9.1 package: 2216f3c10ddade160edd56c11b424253 tcpdump-3.9.3-i486-1.tgz Slackware 10.0 package: c15f281237b47e989264e2bfb172be5e tcpdump-3.9.3-i486-1.tgz Slackware 10.1 package: db64337ad0896ea14843172a87d576ab tcpdump-3.9.3-i486-1.tgz Slackware -current package: 678a4268c6b2f7a01592baac5d62b84a tcpdump-3.9.3-i486-1.tgz Installation instructions: +------------------------+ Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg tcpdump-3.9.3-i486-1.tgz +-----+ Slackware Linux Security Team http://slackware.com/gpg-key security@slackware.com +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | To leave the slackware-security mailing list: | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Send an email to majordomo@slackware.com with this text in the body of | | the email message: | | | | unsubscribe slackware-security | | | | You will get a confirmation message back containing instructions to | | complete the process. Please do not reply to this email address. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFC1vNyakRjwEAQIjMRAp4dAJwMIxW09l2hMp5Vp3/f7ryueS9dewCfZGTS bvm271BfStVOC5Ml8aBY+zo= =AkIx -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- (Log in to post comments)
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