RHSA-2002:196

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2002-10-15 17:07 - Updated: 2025-11-21 17:25
Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: : Updated xinetd packages fix denial of service vulnerability

Notes

Topic
Xinetd contains a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability. UPDATE 2002-12-02: Updated packages are available to fix issues encountered with the previous errata packages.
Details
Xinetd is a secure replacement for inetd, the Internet services daemon. Versions of Xinetd prior to 2.3.7 leak file descriptors for the signal pipe to services that are launched by xinetd. This could allow an attacker to execute a DoS attack via the pipe. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CAN-2002-0871 to this issue. Red Hat Linux 7.3 shipped with xinetd version 2.3.4 and is therefore vulnerable to this issue. All users are advised to upgrade to the errata packages which fix the vulnerability. Thanks to Solar Designer for discovering this issue.
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