Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 updated

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The Debian Project                                http://www.debian.org/
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 updated                            press@debian.org
April 13th, 2008                http://www.debian.org/News/2008/20080413
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Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 updated


The Debian project is pleased to announce the eighth and final update of
its old stable distribution Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (codename `sarge').
This update mainly adds corrections for security problems to the
oldstable release, along with a few adjustments to serious problems.

Please note that this update does not constitute a new version of Debian
GNU/Linux 3.1 but only updates some of the packages included.  There is
no need to throw away 3.1 CDs or DVDs but only to update against
ftp.debian.org after an installation, in order to incorporate those late
changes.

Those who frequently install updates from security.debian.org won't have
to update many packages and all updates from security.debian.org are
included in this update.

New CD and DVD images containing updated packages and the regular
installation media accompanied with the package archive respectively
will be available soon at the regular locations.

Upgrading to this revision online is usually done by pointing the
`aptitude' (or `apt') package tool (see the sources.list(5) manual page)
to one of Debian's many FTP or HTTP mirrors.  A comprehensive list of
mirrors is available at:

    <http://www.debian.org/distrib/ftplist>


Miscellaneous Bugfixes
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This update adds several binary-only updates for various architectures
to packages whose version was not synchronised across all architectures.
It also adds a few important corrections to the following packages:

   Package                     Reason
   
   unrar-nonfree              Fix a buffer overflow (CVE-2007-0855)
   wesnoth                    Bring architectures back in sync
   pwlib                      Bring architectures back in sync
   sing                       Fix privilege escalation
   alsa-modules-i386          Built against the fixed 2.6 ABI
   fai-kernels                Built against the fixed 2.6 ABI


Please note that updated packages for alsa-modules-i386 and fai-kernels
for the 2.4 Kernel-Series are available via security.debian.org but
could not be added to this upgrade to prevent the Debian Installer for
Sarge breaking as a result of the ABI change in that kernel update.


Security Updates
----------------

This revision adds the following security updates to the old stable
release.  The Security Team has already released an advisory for each of
these updates:

Advisory ID    Package                  Correction(s)

   DSA 1438    tar                      Fix several vulnerabilities
   DSA 1445    maradns                  Fix denial of service vulnerability
   DSA 1446    ethereal                 Fix denial of service vulnerability
   DSA 1448    eggdrop                  Fix execution of arbitrary code
   DSA 1449    loop-aes-utils           Fix programming error
   DSA 1450    util-linux               Fix programming error
   DSA 1452    wzdftpd                  Fix denial of service vulnerability
   DSA 1458    openafs                  Fix denial of service vulnerability
   DSA 1459    gforge                   Fix SQL injection
   DSA 1461    libxml2                  Fix denial of service vulnerability
   DSA 1463    postgresql               Fix several vulnerabilities
   DSA 1466    xfree86                  Fix several vulnerabilities
   DSA 1467    mantis                   Fix several vulnerabilities
   DSA 1469    flac                     Fix arbitrary code execution
   DSA 1471    libvorbis                Fix several vulnerabilities
   DSA 1472    xine-lib                 Fix arbitrary code execution
   DSA 1473    scponly                  Fix arbitrary code execution
   DSA 1482    squid                    Fix denial of service vulnerability
   DSA 1487    libexif                  Fix several vulnerabilities
   DSA 1488    phpbb                    Fix several vulnerabilities
   DSA 1490    tk8.3                    Fix arbitrary code execution
   DSA 1491    tk8.4                    Fix arbitrary code execution
   DSA 1493    sdl-image1.2             Fix arbitrary code execution
   DSA 1495    nagios-plugins           Fix several vulnerabilities
   DSA 1499    pcre3                    Fix arbitrary code execution
   DSA 1504    kernel-source-2.6.8      Fix several issues
   DSA 1505    alsa-driver              Fix kernel memory leak
   DSA 1507    turba2                   Fix permission testing
   DSA 1508    sword                    Fix arbirary shell command execution
   DSA 1510    gs-esp                   Fix arbitrary code execution
   DSA 1510    gs-gpl                   Fix arbitrary code execution
   DSA 1512    evolution                Fix arbitrary code execution
   DSA 1515    libnet-dns-perl          Fix several vulnerabilities
   DSA 1518    backup-manager           Fix information disclosure
   DSA 1519    horde3                   Fix information disclosure
   DSA 1520    smarty                   Fix arbitrary code execution
   DSA 1522    unzip                    Fix potential code execution
   DSA 1524    krb5                     Fix multiple vulnerabilities
   DSA 1527    debian-goodies           Fix privilege escalation
   DSA 1533    exiftags                 Fix several vulnerabilities
   DSA 1536    xine-lib                 Fix several vulnerabilities


A complete list of all accepted and rejected packages together with
rationale is on the preparation page for this revision:

  <http://release.debian.org/stable/3.1/3.1r8/>


Removed packages
----------------

Flashplugin-nonfree has been removed, as this is closed source and we
don't get security support for it.  For security reasons, we recommend
to immediately remove any version of flashplugin-nonfree and any
remaining files of the Adobe Flash Player.

Flyspray has been removed since it has proven to be to buggy and not
well enough supported for a stable release.


URLs
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The complete lists of packages that have changed with this revision:

  <http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/sarge/ChangeLog>

The current oldstable distribution:

  <http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/oldstable>

Proposed updates to the oldstable distribution:

  <http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/oldstable-proposed-upd...>

Oldstable distribution information (release notes, errata etc.):

  <http://www.debian.org/releases/oldstable/>

Security announcements and information:

  <http://www.debian.org/security/>


About Debian
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volunteer their time and effort in order to produce the completely
free operating systems Debian GNU/Linux.


Contact Information
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For further information, please visit the Debian web pages at
<http://www.debian.org/>, send mail to <press@debian.org>, or
contact the stable release team at <debian-release@lists.debian.org>.


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