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Re: updating sipb-nfs, security patches, inconsistencies

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Erik Nygren)
Thu Aug 26 11:49:17 1999

To: Kevin Fu <fubob@MIT.EDU>
Cc: amu@MIT.EDU, linux-dev@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 26 Aug 1999 09:18:44 EDT."
             <199908261318.JAA03090@tiramisu.lcs.mit.edu> 
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 11:48:57 EDT
From: Erik Nygren <nygren@MIT.EDU>


> the redhat security patches are starting to pile up.  If we do not
> update sipb-nfs, frosh will likely install vulnerable linux servers
> RSN.  if you don't have time to update sipb-nfs, can you explain which
> update file(s) to tweak?  Today I added:

There have also been a few other updates over the past few days 
(such as wu-ftpd-2.5.0-5 and we might as well do something about
amd as well, as that is being actively exploited on campus).

	Erik

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