Definite Linux
Errata
It is strongly advised
that all users of Definite Linux Standard Edition apply all of the updates
listed below. At the very least we urge you to apply the updates marked SECURITY UPDATE as without these your system may be susceptible to security risks. You can confirm whether you are already up to date with a particular package by using the command: rpm -q foo where "foo" is the name of the package. |
12 Nov 1999: BIND - SECURITY UPDATE |
Package: BIND Date:
12 November 2000 |
1 Sep 2000; glibc - SECURITY UPDATE | Package: glibc Date: 1 September 2000 A serious security bug has been discovered in glibc and fixed. This is a required update. To apply this update download the files below and use the command: rpm -Fhv glibc-2.1.3-19.i386.rpm rpm -Fhv glibc-profile-2.1.3-19.i386.rpm rpm -Fhv glibc-devel-2.1.3-19.i386.rpm rpm -Fhv nscd-2.1.3-19.i386.rpm |
10 Jun 2000; wu-ftpd - SECURITY UPDATE | Package: wu-ftpd Date: 4 July 2000 A serious security bug has been discovered in the ftp server and fixed. This is a required update. To apply this update download the files below and use the command: rpm -Uhv wu-ftpd-2.6.1-1.i386.rpm |
10 Jun 2000; wu-ftpd - SECURITY UPDATE | Package: wu-ftpd Date: 25 June 2000 A serious security bug has been discovered in the ftp server and fixed. This is a required update. To apply this update download the files below and use the command: rpm -Uhv wu-ftpd-2.6.0-14.i386.rpm |
10 Jun 2000; kernel - SECURITY UPDATE | Package: Kernel Date: 11 June 2000 A serious security bug has been discovered in the kernel and fixed. This release also includes all the updates to kernel release 2.2.17-pre1 and adds support for USB, UDF (DVD) Filesystems, SoundBlasterLive support and lots more This is a required update. To apply this update download the files below and use the command: rpm -Uhv kernel-2.2.16-2.i386.rpm |
10 Jan 2000; lpr - SECURITY UPDATE | Package:
LPR Date: 10 January 2000 Two further serious security bugs have been discovered in lpr and fixed. This is a required update. To apply this update download the files below and use the command: rpm -Uhv lpr-0.48-1.i386.rpm Source Package: lpr-0.48-1.src.rpm Date: 20 October 1999 This update fixes a serious security bug and several smaller non-security related bugs. |
04 Jan 2000; pam - SECURITY UPDATE |
Package: PAM Date:
04 January 2000 Date: 20 October
1999 |
04 Jan 2000; usermode - SECURITY UPDATE |
Package: usermode
Date: 04 January 2000 |
04 Jan 2000; leafnode - Y2K FIX! | Package:
leafnode Date: 04 January 2000 This is not a Y2K fix to the leafnode server but rather a workaround to enable leafnode to elegantly handle clients that suffer Y2K bugs. This release also fixes several bugs. To apply this update download the files below and use the command: rpm -Uhv leafnode-1.9.9-1.i386.rpm Source Package: leafnode-1.9.9-1.src.rpm |
31 Dec 1999: sharutils - Y2K FIX! | Package:
sharutils Date: 31 December 1999 Note that this is a Y2K FIX which is should be applied by everyone who makes use of the following commands: shar, unshar, uudecode, uuencode, remsync,mailshar, and mail-files To apply this update download the files below and use the command: rpm -Uhv sysklogd-4.2.1-1.6.1.i386.rpm Source Package: sharutils-4.2.1-1.6.1.src.rpm |
22 Nov 1999: Sysklogd - SECURITY UPDATE | Package:
Sysklogd Date: 22 November 1999 Note that this is a required update as it fixes several security issues. To apply this update download the files below and use the command: rpm -Uhv sysklogd-1.3.31-14.i386.rpm Source Package: sysklogd-1.3.31-14.src.rpm |
13 Nov 1999: Lynx | Package:
Lynx Date: 13 November 1999 This update is necessary for lynx to be able to connect to ftp servers running version 2.60 of the daemon. It also contains various other updates. To apply this update download the files below and use the command: rpm -Uhv lynx-2.8.2-3.i386.rpm Source Package: lynx-2.8.2-3.src.rpm |
12 Nov 1999: BIND - SECURITY UPDATE |
Package: BIND Date:
12 November 1999 |
12 Nov 1999: Samba | Package:
Samba Date: 12 November 1999 This is a general update and includes many small, but important, fixes. It is recommended that all users upgrade to this latest release. To apply this update download the files below and use the command: rpm -Uhv samba-2.0.6-1.i386.rpm Source Package: bind-8.2.2_P3-1.src.rpm |
11 Nov 1999: Initscripts | Package:
Initscripts Date: 11 November 1999 This update fixes errors on initialising software RAID arrays via rc.sysinit at boot time. If you don't use software RAID or want to implement RAID on your root filesystem this is not relevant. To apply this update download the files below and use the command: rpm -Uhv initscripts-4.16-2.i386.rpm Source Package: initscripts-4.16-2.src.rpm |
04 Nov 1999: wu-ftpd - SECURITY UPDATE | Package:
wu-ftpd Date: 04 November 1999 Note that this is a required update as it fixes several security issues. To apply this update download the files below and use the command: rpm -Uhv wu-ftpd-2.60-1.i386.rpm Source Package: wu-ftpd-2.60-1.src.rpm |
04 Nov 1999: rh-isdn | Package:
rh-isdn Date: 04 November 1999 This update improves the isdn configuration utility included with Definite Linux 7.0. To apply this update download the files below and use the command: rpm -Uhv rh-isdn-0.55-1.i386.rpm Source Package: rh-isdn-0.55-1.src.rpm |
20 Oct 1999: PAM - SECURITY UPDATE | Package:
PAM Date: 04 January 2000 This bug does not fix any existing problems in PAM but rather is designed to prevent a particular class of problem from ever occuring. It is still a SECURITY UPDATE and should be considered a required update. To apply this update download the files below and use the command: rpm -Uhv pam-0.68-10.i386.rpm Source Package: pam-0.68-10.src.rpm |
20 Oct 1999: LPR - SECURITY UPDATE |
The fix below
is superceded by the previous one. |
14 Oct 1999: Netscape | Package:
Netscape Communicator and Navigator Date: 14 October 1999 This update fixes many of the problems that cause Netscape 4.61 to be unstable on most systems. Note however that this update is the International release of Netscape and does NOT feature 128 bit encryption support. You can upgrade this to 128 bit encryption support by using the FORTIFY utility which you can find by searching for `fortify' at http://freshmeat.net/ To apply this update download the files below and use the command: rpm -Uhv netscape-common-4.7-1.1.i386.rpm rpm -Uhv netscape-communicator-4.7-1.1.i386.rpm rpm -Uhv netscape-navigator-4.7-1.1.i386.rpm Source Package: netscape-4.7-1.1.src.rpm |
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