[ale] What's this guy doing?

[Jim Popovitch]

Michael, Is this what you are talking about?  If so, where can I find more
specifics on this bug?
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Cert has released an update on security vulnerabilities in Unix NFS server
(rpc.mountd) security hole that affected various distributions. The update
states that all versions of Red Hat Linux are vulnerable, which was correct
at the time the original alert was released. The 5.2 release had this
corrected before the release and thus is NOT vulnerable.

Users do NOT need to download or upgrade any package at this time.

 From:
http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/rhl/rh52-errata-general.html



-----Original Message-----
 From: Michael Hirsch <hirsch at mathcs.emory.edu>
>
>This is a known flaw in the nfs server.  It has been fixed, but you
>may need to upgrade.  You can check the redhat errata page for more
>info.  (If you use RH, it was fixed after 5.2 came out so you do need
>to get the new one.)
>
>--Michael
>