rhsa-2003:228
Vulnerability from csaf_redhat
Published
2003-07-14 19:33
Modified
2025-11-21 17:26
Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: : : : Updated xinetd packages fix denial-of-service attacks and other bugs

Notes

Topic
Updated xinetd packages for Red Hat Linux on IBM iSeries and pSeries systems that fix a security vulnerability and two denial of service vulnerabilities are now avaliable.
Details
Xinetd is a 'master server' that is used to to accept service connection requests and start the appropriate servers. Versions of Xinetd prior to 2.3.7 leak file descriptors for the signal pipe to services that are launched by xinetd. This could allow an attacker to execute a DoS attack via the pipe. This issue is entered in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project with the name CVE-2002-0871. Because of a programming error, memory was allocated and never freed if a connection was refused for any reason. An attacker could exploit this flaw to crash the xinetd server, rendering all services it controls unavaliable. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CAN-2003-0211 to this issue. In addition, other flaws in xinetd could cause incorrect operation in certain unusual server configurations. All users of xinetd are advised to update to the packages listed in this erratum, which contain an upgrade to xinetd-2.3.11 and are not vulnerable to these issues.
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