Mageia alert MGASA-2013-0302 (xinetd)

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[updates-announce] MGASA-2013-0302: Updated xinetd package fixes security vulnerability 
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Thu, 10 Oct 2013 00:47:14 +0200
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MGASA-2013-0302 - Updated xinetd package fixes security vulnerability

Publication date: 09 Oct 2013
URL: http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0302.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 2, 3
CVE: CVE-2013-4342

Description:
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).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11406
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1409.html
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4342

SRPMS:
- 3/core/xinetd-2.3.15-3.1.mga3
- 2/core/xinetd-2.3.15-1.1.mga2