Yellow Dog Linux Security Announcement
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Package:	diffutils	
Issue Date: 	December 08, 2001
Priority:	low	
Advisory ID: 	YDU-20011208-6


1. 	Topic:

	Updated diffutils packages are now available, fixing a temporary file 
	handling vulnerability in the sdiff program. 


2. 	Problem:

When using sdiff in interactive mode, a temporary file is created. The 
new diffutils packages make sure to create that file in a secure way. 


3. 	Solution:

   	a) Updating via yup...
   	We suggest that you use the Yellow Dog Update Program (yup)
   	to keep your system up-to-date. The following command(s) will
   	automatically retrieve and install the fixed version of
   	this update onto your system:

   		yup update diffutils

   	b) Updating manually...
   	The update can also be retrieved manually from our ftp site
   	below along with the rpm command that should be used to install
   	the update.  (Please use a mirror site)

   		ftp://ftp.yellowdoglinux.com/pub/yellowdog/updates/yellowdog-2.1/ppc/
                rpm -Fvh diffutils-2.7-23.ppc.rpm


4. Verification

MD5 checksum			  Package
--------------------------------  ----------------------------
4e28a33fed9e8e0145eaf85a47efcd5a  RPMS/diffutils-2.7-23.ppc.rpm
ba9b1a7d02d1cac8f4ede36f9634cc8a  SRPMS/diffutils-2.7-23.src.rpm

If you wish to verify that each package has not been corrupted or tampered with,
examine the md5sum with the following command: rpm --checksig --nogpg filename


5. Misc.

Terra Soft has setup a moderated mailing list where these security, bugfix, and package
enhancement announcements will be posted. See http://lists.yellowdoglinux.com/ for more
information.

For information regarding the usage of yup, the Yellow Dog Update Program, see 
http://http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/support/solutions/ydl_general/yup.shtml