Synopsis: Moderate: xinetd security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2013:1409-1
Issue Date: 2013-10-07
CVE Numbers: CVE-2013-4342
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It was found that xinetd ignored the user and group configuration
directives for services running under the tcpmux-server service. This flaw
could cause the associated services to run as root. If there was a flaw in
such a service, a remote attacker could use it to execute arbitrary code
with the privileges of the root user. (CVE-2013-4342)
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SL5
x86_64
xinetd-2.3.14-20.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
xinetd-debuginfo-2.3.14-20.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
i386
xinetd-2.3.14-20.el5_10.i386.rpm
xinetd-debuginfo-2.3.14-20.el5_10.i386.rpm
SL6
x86_64
xinetd-2.3.14-39.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
xinetd-debuginfo-2.3.14-39.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
i386
xinetd-2.3.14-39.el6_4.i686.rpm
xinetd-debuginfo-2.3.14-39.el6_4.i686.rpm
– Scientific Linux Development Team
