Remote root vulnerability in Exim
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Debian lenny should be fixed on your next update/upgrade tango. Ubuntu 6.06, 8.04 and 9.10 are based on Exim <= 4.69 and MAY be vulnerable, although I haven't actually looked to see if they've been patched or tested. So, if you're running one of those versions, check your
Is it possible to apply the RHEL fix to Centos manually via downloading the rpm somewhere and apply it?
Any pointers would be great! thanks
@greenriver33:
Is it possible to apply the RHEL fix to Centos manually via downloading the rpm somewhere and apply it?
I believe so, but I haven't tested it.
However, Redhat only distributes the source RPMs for non-RHN subscribers, so you'll have to compile it yourself.
The source RPM is here:
And CentOS wiki instructions on building a package from the source RPM: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/RebuildSRPM
Edit: Looks like the CentOS update's available now.