Vulnerabilities in lpr

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              AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                    ESB-98.060 -- Red Hat Linux Bulletin
                           Vulnerabilities in lpr
                                21 April 1998

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Red Hat Software, Inc. has released the following advisory concerning a 
vulnerability in the lpr program.  

The following security bulletin is provided as a service to AusCERT's
members.  As AusCERT did not write this document, AusCERT has had no
control over its content.  As such, the decision to use any or all of this
information is the responsibility of each user or organisation, and should
be done so in accordance with site policies and procedures.

NOTE: This is only the original release of the security bulletin.  It will
not be updated when the original bulletin is.  If downloading at a later
date, it is recommended that the bulletin is retrieved from the original
authors to ensure that the information is still current.

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact 
Red Hat Software directly.

Previous advisories and external security bulletins can be retrieved from:

	http://www.auscert.org.au/Information/advisories.html

If you believe that your system has been compromised, contact AusCERT or
your representative in FIRST (Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams).

Internet Email: auscert@auscert.org.au
Facsimile:      (07) 3365 7031
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AusCERT personnel answer during Queensland business hours
which are GMT+10:00 (AEST).  On call after hours for emergencies.
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A major security problem has been found in all versions of lpr shipped with
Red Hat Linux. Version 0.30 of lpr fixes this and is now available from
ftp.redhat.com. Red Hat Software encourages all users of Red Hat to
upgrade to this new version immediately.

Red Hat 5.0
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i386:
rpm -Uvh ftp://ftp.redhat.com/updates/5.0/i386/lpr-0.30-1.i386.rpm

alpha:
rpm -Uvh ftp://ftp.redhat.com/updates/5.0/alpha/lpr-0.30-1.alpha.rpm

Red Hat 4.2
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i386:
rpm -Uvh ftp://ftp.redhat.com/updates/4.2/i386/lpr-0.30-0.i386.rpm

alpha:
rpm -Uvh ftp://ftp.redhat.com/updates/4.2/alpha/lpr-0.30-0.alpha.rpm

SPARC:
rpm -Uvh ftp://ftp.redhat.com/updates/4.2/sparc/lpr-0.30-0.sparc.rpm

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