[Bluewhite64 Linux Security] fetchmail [BW64SA:20090809-01]
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[Bluewhite64 Linux Security] fetchmail [BW64SA:20090809-01]
New fetchmail packages are available for Bluewhite64 Linux 11.0, 12.0,
12.1 and 12.2 to a fix security issue.
More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2666
Here are the details from the Bluewhite64 Linux 12.2 ChangeLog:
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PATCHES/packages/fetchmail-6.3.11-x86_64-1.tgz: Upgraded.
This update fixes an SSL NUL prefix impersonation attack through NULs in a
part of a X.509 certificate's CommonName and subjectAltName fields.
For more information, see:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2666
[*** Security fix ***]
Download the new packages from:
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For Bluewhite64 Linux 11.0:
http://data.bluewhite64.com/bluewhite64-11.0/patches/packages/fetchmail-6.3.11-x86_64-1.tgz
For Bluewhite64 Linux 12.0:
http://data.bluewhite64.com/bluewhite64-12.0/patches/packages/fetchmail-6.3.11-x86_64-1.tgz
For Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1:
http://data.bluewhite64.com/bluewhite64-12.1/patches/packages/fetchmail-6.3.11-x86_64-1.tgz
For Bluewhite64 Linux 12.2:
http://data.bluewhite64.com/bluewhite64-12.2/patches/packages/fetchmail-6.3.11-x86_64-1.tgz
Also, please see the "Get Bluewhite64" section on http://www.bluewhite64.com for
additional mirror sites near you.
MD5 signatures:
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Bluewhite64 Linux 11.0 package:
5cfd7c0a45f688c87a51a9ac4c749dbc fetchmail-6.3.11-x86_64-1.tgz
Bluewhite64 Linux 12.0 package:
0c0c7ac3b4cad4d9f4784f3457d2d60f fetchmail-6.3.11-x86_64-1.tgz
Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 package:
697c63bedf5333c4798a13fa01981c5b fetchmail-6.3.11-x86_64-1.tgz
Bluewhite64 Linux 12.2 package:
1a4ef89f8e68ac9f551ea15cf42517ed fetchmail-6.3.11-x86_64-1.tgz
Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg fetchmail-6.3.11-x86_64-1.tgz
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