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SECURITY: new apache packages now available



FYI

----- Forwarded message from Erik Troan <ewt@redhat.com> -----

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> A denial-of-service attack against the Apache web server has been found which
> lets remote sites disable your web server. This attack does not let remote
> users gain any sort of access to your computer, nor does it let local users
> gain any special access.
> 
> Red Hat recommends upgrading apache on systems which are functioning as
> Internet servers. After installing the new apache package, be sure to
> restart the apache server as follows:
> 
> 	/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd stop
> 	/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd start
> 
> A fix for the Red Hat Secure Server will be available later this week.
> 
> Red Hat 5.0 and 5.1
> - -------------------
> 
> i386:
> rpm -Uvh ftp://ftp.redhat.com/updates/5.1/i386/apache-1.2.6-5.i386.rpm
> 
> alpha:
> rpm -Uvh ftp://ftp.redhat.com/updates/5.1/alpha/apache-1.2.6-5.alpha.rpm
> 
> SPARC:
> rpm -Uvh ftp://ftp.redhat.com/updates/5.1/sparc/apache-1.2.6-5.sparc.rpm
> 
> Red Hat 4.2
> - -------------
> 
> i386:
> rpm -Uvh ftp://ftp.redhat.com/updates/4.2/i386/apache-1.2.5-0.1.i386.rpm
> 
> alpha:
> rpm -Uvh ftp://ftp.redhat.com/updates/4.2/alpha/apache-1.2.5-0.1.alpha.rpm
> 
> SPARC:
> rpm -Uvh ftp://ftp.redhat.com/updates/4.2/sparc/apache-1.2.5-0.1.sparc.rpm
> 
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