Scientific Linux alert SLSA-2013:1409-1 (xinetd)

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Pat Riehecky <riehecky@fnal.gov> 
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Security ERRATA Moderate: xinetd on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 
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Wed, 9 Oct 2013 13:24:44 +0000
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<20131009132444.22860.50777@slpackages.fnal.gov>

Synopsis:          Moderate: xinetd security update
Advisory ID:       SLSA-2013:1409-1
Issue Date:        2013-10-07
CVE Numbers:       CVE-2013-4342
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It was found that xinetd ignored the user and group configuration
directives for services running under the tcpmux-server service. This flaw
could cause the associated services to run as root. If there was a flaw in
such a service, a remote attacker could use it to execute arbitrary code
with the privileges of the root user. (CVE-2013-4342)
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SL5
  x86_64
    xinetd-2.3.14-20.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
    xinetd-debuginfo-2.3.14-20.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
  i386
    xinetd-2.3.14-20.el5_10.i386.rpm
    xinetd-debuginfo-2.3.14-20.el5_10.i386.rpm
SL6
  x86_64
    xinetd-2.3.14-39.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
    xinetd-debuginfo-2.3.14-39.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
  i386
    xinetd-2.3.14-39.el6_4.i686.rpm
    xinetd-debuginfo-2.3.14-39.el6_4.i686.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team