Packages for Debian 3.0 (Alpha 19)
I have prepared some packages that update some packages that are not or
only in an older version in Debian 3.0r1. Please read [1] for more
information (and read the FAQ before sending mails to me).
I try my best to avoid problems with both installing these packages on
Debian 3.0 and upgrading with these packages installed to Debian 3.1.
The kernel-source-2.4.20 package includes a fix for a local ptrace root
hole [2] with a known exploit. If there are untrusted local users on
your system it's recommended to upgrade the kernel. Note that the
kernel-image-* packages are _not_ fixed. Fixed kernel-image-* packages
will be available soon.
There's a low traffic (approx. 1 Mail/week) announcement mailing list
that informs you about new releases of these packages (including
security fixes in the packages). It's highly recommended for all users
of my packages to subscribe to this list.
To subscribe send a mail with "subscribe debian-packages" in the body to
majordomo@fs.tum.de.
Highlights
* gcc 3.2.2
* GNU Ghostscript 7.05
* Kernel 2.4.20
* Lyx 1.2.3
* Mozilla 1.2.1
* OpenOffice.org 1.0.2
* SANE 1.0.11
* Webmin 1.070
* Wine 20030115
* XFree86 4.2.1
Changelog
+ updated: dpatch (1.14 -> 1.15)
+ updated: hotplug (0.0.20030117-2 -> 0.0.20030117-4)
+ updated: kernel-source-2.4.20 (2.4.20-5 -> 2.4.20-6)
+ updated: openoffice.org-spellcheck-de (20020701-5 ->
20020701-6) [contrib]
cu
Adrian
BTW: I'm not subscribed to debian-user.
[1] http://www.fs.tum.de/~bunk/packages/
[2] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/315635/2003-03-17/2003-03-23/0
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