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[linux-security] inetd bugs (RH6.2 only)

Topic
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The inetd server as shipped with Red Hat Linux 6.2 fails to close sockets
for internal services properly.

Problem description
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The inetd server as shipped with Red Hat Linux 6.2 fails to close sockets
for internal service properly. This could make services stop working when
the system had leaked sufficient resources.
Note that all of these services are turned off in the default configuration.

Affected Systems
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RedHat 6.2 only.

Solution
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rpm -Fvh inetd-0.16-7.i386.rpm