Each package is classified as one of three different types. Security updates are those which fix a discovered security vulnerability. You should always install security updates. Bugfix updates solve problems discovered with the distribution. Lastly, package enhancement updates are not critical but do improve or enhance your Yellow Dog Linux operating system.
| Date | Name | Summary | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2003 | xpdf | Fixes a security vulnerability. | Security |
| Jun 02, 2003 | gnupg | Fixes a security vulnerability. | Security |
| Jun 02, 2003 | cups | Fixes a security vulnerability. | Security |
| Apr 23, 2003 | kerberos | Fixes a security vulnerability. | Security |
| Apr 23, 2003 | ethereal | Fixes a security vulnerability. | Security |
| April 09, 2003 | evolution | Fixes several security vulnerabilities. | Security |
| April 09, 2003 | samba | Fixes a major security vulnerability. | Security |
| April 09, 2003 | sendmail | Fixes a security vulnerability. | Security |
| March 04, 2003 | sendmail | Fixes critical security vulnerabilities. | Security |
| January 27, 2003 | cvs | Fixes remote arbitrary execution security problem. | Security |
| January 27, 2003 | postgresql | Fixes several security vulnerabilities. | Security |
| January 27, 2003 | webalizer | Fixes arbitrary execution buffer overflow. | Security |
| January 27, 2003 | vim | Closes file opening vulnerability. | Security |
| January 27, 2003 | nautilus | Adds a sub-package accidentally removed via prior errata. | Bugfix |
| January 27, 2003 | gaim | Adds a feature removed from prior errata. | Bugfix |
| January 14, 2003 | libpng | Fixes a buffer overflow problem. | Security |
| January 14, 2003 | cups | Fixes several serious security vulnerabilities. | Security |
| January 13, 2003 | ethereal | Fixes several security vulnerabilities. | Security |
| January 13, 2003 | gaim | Fixes a problem when connecting to the Yahoo! IM service. | Bugfix |
| January 5, 2003 | pine | Fixes a heap buffer overflow problem. | Security |
| January 5, 2003 | mozilla | Fixes several security vulnerabilities. | Security |
| December 27, 2002 | php | Fixes local vulnerabilities in php's mail() function. | Security |
| December 27, 2002 | webalizer | Fixes an obscure buffer overflow vulnerability. | Security |
| December 27, 2002 | xinetd | Fixes a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability. | Security |
| December 27, 2002 | mm | Fixes a bug introduced with previous mm errata packages. | Bugfix |
| December 27, 2002 | apache | A variety of security problems have been fixed. | Security |
| December 27, 2002 | samba | Fixes a security vulnerability which potentially could allow remote root access. | Security |
| December 27, 2002 | krb5 | Fixes a stack buffer overflow bug. | Security |
| December 27, 2002 | ypserv | Fixes a memory leak which can be triggered remotely. | Security |
| December 27, 2002 | fetchmail | Fixes bug which could allow for remote arbitrary code execution. | Security |
| December 27, 2002 | Canna | Fixes a buffer overflow bug. | Security |
| December 27, 2002 | wget | Fixes directory traversal bug. | Security |
| December 27, 2002 | glibc | Fixes buffer overflow bugs in the glibc resolver. | Security |
| October 20, 2002 | tar/unzip | Fixes a bug allowing arbitrary files to be overwritten. | Security |
| October 20, 2002 | xinetd | Fixes a bug which may allowed for a DoS attack. | Security |
| October 20, 2002 | tetex | Fixes an arbitrary execution vulnerability in dvips. | Security |
| October 20, 2002 | php | Fixes a local and remote execution vulnerability. | Security |
| October 20, 2002 | nss_ldap | Fixes a buffer overflow vulnerability. | Security |
| October 20, 2002 | ggv/gv | Fixes a local buffer overflow vulnerability. | Security |
| October 20, 2002 | gaim | Fixes a security problem in URL handling code. | Security |
| October 20, 2002 | fetchmail | Closes a remotely exploitable security problem. | Security |
| October 20, 2002 | ethereal | Fixes several security problems including a DoS. | Security |
| October 20, 2002 | glibc | Fixes a buffer overflow in the resolver. | Security |
| August 19, 2002 | libpng | Fixes a buffer overflow in datastream reader. | Security |
| August 19, 2002 | krb5 | Fixes a heap overflow in the XDR decoder derived from Sun's RPC implementation. | Security |
| August 10, 2002 | yi | Adds monitor information for the TiBook 2002. | Enhancement |
| August 10, 2002 | python2 | Adds rpm provide information to assist apt. | Bugfix |
| August 10, 2002 | bind | Fixes buffer overflow which may be remotely exploitable. | Security |
| August 10, 2002 | mm | Corrects temp file handling bug. | Security |
| August 10, 2002 | openssl | Fixes a denial-of-service related bug. | Security |
| August 01, 2002 | netatalk | Fixes a local configuration problem. | Bugfix |
| August 01, 2002 | util-linux | Fixes locally exploitable vulnerability. | Security |
| August 01, 2002 | openssl | Fixes several serious buffer overflows. | Security |
| August 01, 2002 | glibc | Fixes a buffer overflow problem. | Security |
| August 01, 2002 | mod_ssl | Fixes bounds checking security problem. | Security |
| July 26, 2002 | qt | Fixes KDE extreme slowness. | Bugfix |
| June 26, 2002 | yellowdog-release | Fixes minor 2.2 to 2.3 upgrade issue. | Bugfix |
| June 26, 2002 | openssh | Resolves a potentially serious input validation error. | Security |
| June 26, 2002 | apache | Fixes a serious security problems (DoS and remote execution). | Security |
