Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.50831
Category:	Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:	Mandrake Security Advisory MDKSA-2002:053 (xinetd)
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing an update to xinetd announced via advisory MDKSA-2002:053. A vulnerability was discovered by Solar Designer in xinetd. File descriptors for the signal pipe that were introduced in version 2.3.4 are leaked into services started by xinetd, which can then be used to talk to xinetd, resulting in a crash of xinetd. Affected versions: 8.2 Solution: To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you. http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDKSA-2002:053 Risk factor : High
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