Security Advisory Updated openssh packages available

Advisory: RHSA-2001:041-02
Type: Security Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2001-03-30
Last updated on: 2001-04-02
Affected Products: Red Hat Linux 7.0
OVAL: N/A

Details

Updated openssh packages are now available for Red Hat Linux 7. These
packages fix an error in the supplied init script and PAM configuration
file.

The init script supplied with a previous openssh update used the daemon()
shell function to start the sshd daemon. This function will not start the
server if a process of the same name is already executing. As a result,
attempts to start the sshd server will always fail if any users are logged
in remotely.

The PAM configuration file included in the previous update did not include
a reference to the pam_limits module, which enforces user resource limits.


Solution

To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:

rpm -Fvh [filenames]

where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those
RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are
not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you
can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains
the desired RPMs.

Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many
people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.

Updated packages

Red Hat Linux 7.0

Alpha:
openssh-2.5.2p2-1.7.2.alpha.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:127
    c0a6903207128d8460dc30a40554cf5f
openssh-askpass-2.5.2p2-1.7.2.alpha.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:127
    ddec4ea08edf7187ecbf1493e456c38c
openssh-askpass-gnome-2.5.2p2-1.7.2.alpha.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:127
    e0ddb018ebc3b643db30235aaae19d86
openssh-clients-2.5.2p2-1.7.2.alpha.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:127
    265f8c86a0b9c67df638ace759f5f7a7
openssh-server-2.5.2p2-1.7.2.alpha.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:127
    ddbeace12f7985981eb20aeb49df10ab
 
IA-32:
openssh-2.5.2p2-1.7.2.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:127
    95507572bf35fb8ccb25dfa4deaa4eba
openssh-askpass-2.5.2p2-1.7.2.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:127
    8ce6ee307032311074d970d3171c6c25
openssh-askpass-gnome-2.5.2p2-1.7.2.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:127
    6380c474d1fadeb84c3853ced3340c3e
openssh-clients-2.5.2p2-1.7.2.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:127
    a7417b93177ba35737d88a54e72642e0
openssh-server-2.5.2p2-1.7.2.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:127
    36ddf72eba1a9aaa8f16cab844f06f08
 

Keywords

limits


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