April 2006

ID: 00298
Ref: 296/2006
Date: 21 April 2006:11:27:11
Version: 1

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Title: AusCERT Update AU-2006.0011 - [Solaris]- Patches now available for sendmail race condition vulnerability
Abstract: Sun has released patchs for the recent sendmail race condition vulnerability.
Vendors affected: AusCert
Operating systems affected: AusCert
Applications affected: AusCert

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AusCERT Update AU-2006.0011 - [Solaris]- Patches now available for sendmail race
condition vulnerability

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Sun has released patchs for the recent sendmail race condition
vulnerability.


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AusCERT Update AU-2006.0011 - [Solaris]
Patches now available for sendmail race condition vulnerability
21 April 2006

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Sun has released patchs for the recent sendmail race condition
vulnerability. More more Solaris specific information and patch availabilty
please refer to:

ESB-2006.0233 -- [Solaris] -- Security Vulnerability in sendmail(1M)
Versions Prior to 8.13.6
http://www.auscert.org.au/6163


General information regarding the sendmail vulnerability can be found at:

AL-2006.0020 -- [UNIX/Linux] -- A race condition in sendmail may allow a
remote attacker to execute arbitary code
http://www.auscert.org.au/6148


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