ESB-98.061 -- Red Hat Linux Bulletin -- New Vulnerabilities in lpr

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                    ESB-98.061 -- Red Hat Linux Bulletin
                          New Vulnerabilities in lpr
                                29 April 1998

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Red Hat Software, Inc. has released the following advisory concerning new
vulnerabilities in the lpr program.  These vulnerabilities may allow users
to gain root access to the local system.

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
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Telephone:	(07) 3365 4417 (International: +61 7 3365 4417)
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More buffer overflows have been found in lpr 0.30 as released on 
Saturday. As these flaws may allow users to gain root access to the
local system, Red Hat Software recommends that all users upgrade to
lpr 0.31 immediately.

Thanks to Niall Smart for finding this problem.

Red Hat 5.0
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i386:
rpm -Uvh ftp://ftp.redhat.com/updates/5.0/i386/lpr-0.31-1.i386.rpm

alpha:
rpm -Uvh ftp://ftp.redhat.com/updates/5.0/alpha/lpr-0.31-1.alpha.rpm

Red Hat 4.2
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i386:
rpm -Uvh ftp://ftp.redhat.com/updates/4.2/i386/lpr-0.31-0.i386.rpm

alpha:
rpm -Uvh ftp://ftp.redhat.com/updates/4.2/alpha/lpr-0.31-0.alpha.rpm

SPARC:
rpm -Uvh ftp://ftp.redhat.com/updates/4.2/sparc/lpr-0.31-0.sparc.rpm


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