---------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2005-770
2005-08-22
---------------------------------------------------------------------Product     : Fedora Core 4
Name        : slocate
Version     : 2.7                      
Release     : 22.fc4.1                  
Summary     : Finds files on a system via a central database.
Description :
Slocate is a security-enhanced version of locate. Just like locate,
slocate searches through a central database (which is updated nightly)
for files that match a given pattern. Slocate allows you to quickly
find files anywhere on your system.

---------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information:

A carefully prepared directory structure could stop the
updatedb file system scan, resulting in an incomplete slocate
database. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has
assigned the name CAN-2005-2499 to this issue.

---------------------------------------------------------------------* Tue Aug  9 2005 Miloslav Trmac  - 2.7-22.fc4.1
- Replace sl_fs.[ch] by glibc-derived versions
- Skip subtrees with paths longer than 32k


---------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be downloaded from:
  
be933a409ee095e558d20b56e6c3aac5  SRPMS/slocate-2.7-22.fc4.1.src.rpm
4456c2873f2cc9a75afa6a9989445d4e  ppc/slocate-2.7-22.fc4.1.ppc.rpm
7cb7dfde2ee74b9b282b4ff002d3eb8c  ppc/debug/slocate-debuginfo-2.7-22.fc4.1.ppc.rpm
76bddbbc65171d8060a6f2c1a8bfa62d  x86_64/slocate-2.7-22.fc4.1.x86_64.rpm
856ef7ffcef6e41eef0e93f23fc57998  x86_64/debug/slocate-debuginfo-2.7-22.fc4.1.x86_64.rpm
50b3461440c9efe25d55f34d79a0272a  i386/slocate-2.7-22.fc4.1.i386.rpm
b35ba3b183c2e37773ddf07147b1a98d  i386/debug/slocate-debuginfo-2.7-22.fc4.1.i386.rpm

This update can also be installed with the Update Agent; you can
launch the Update Agent with the 'up2date' command.  
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Fedora Core 4 Update: slocate-2.7-22.fc4.1

August 22, 2005
A carefully prepared directory structure could stop the updatedb file system scan, resulting in an incomplete slocate database

Summary

Slocate is a security-enhanced version of locate. Just like locate,

slocate searches through a central database (which is updated nightly)

for files that match a given pattern. Slocate allows you to quickly

find files anywhere on your system.

A carefully prepared directory structure could stop the

updatedb file system scan, resulting in an incomplete slocate

database. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has

assigned the name CAN-2005-2499 to this issue.

- Replace sl_fs.[ch] by glibc-derived versions

- Skip subtrees with paths longer than 32k

be933a409ee095e558d20b56e6c3aac5 SRPMS/slocate-2.7-22.fc4.1.src.rpm

4456c2873f2cc9a75afa6a9989445d4e ppc/slocate-2.7-22.fc4.1.ppc.rpm

7cb7dfde2ee74b9b282b4ff002d3eb8c ppc/debug/slocate-debuginfo-2.7-22.fc4.1.ppc.rpm

76bddbbc65171d8060a6f2c1a8bfa62d x86_64/slocate-2.7-22.fc4.1.x86_64.rpm

856ef7ffcef6e41eef0e93f23fc57998 x86_64/debug/slocate-debuginfo-2.7-22.fc4.1.x86_64.rpm

50b3461440c9efe25d55f34d79a0272a i386/slocate-2.7-22.fc4.1.i386.rpm

b35ba3b183c2e37773ddf07147b1a98d i386/debug/slocate-debuginfo-2.7-22.fc4.1.i386.rpm

This update can also be installed with the Update Agent; you can

launch the Update Agent with the 'up2date' command.

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FEDORA-2005-770 2005-08-22 Name : slocate Version : 2.7 Release : 22.fc4.1 Summary : Finds files on a system via a central database. Description : Slocate is a security-enhanced version of locate. Just like locate, slocate searches through a central database (which is updated nightly) for files that match a given pattern. Slocate allows you to quickly find files anywhere on your system. A carefully prepared directory structure could stop the updatedb file system scan, resulting in an incomplete slocate database. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CAN-2005-2499 to this issue. - Replace sl_fs.[ch] by glibc-derived versions - Skip subtrees with paths longer than 32k be933a409ee095e558d20b56e6c3aac5 SRPMS/slocate-2.7-22.fc4.1.src.rpm 4456c2873f2cc9a75afa6a9989445d4e ppc/slocate-2.7-22.fc4.1.ppc.rpm 7cb7dfde2ee74b9b282b4ff002d3eb8c ppc/debug/slocate-debuginfo-2.7-22.fc4.1.ppc.rpm 76bddbbc65171d8060a6f2c1a8bfa62d x86_64/slocate-2.7-22.fc4.1.x86_64.rpm 856ef7ffcef6e41eef0e93f23fc57998 x86_64/debug/slocate-debuginfo-2.7-22.fc4.1.x86_64.rpm 50b3461440c9efe25d55f34d79a0272a i386/slocate-2.7-22.fc4.1.i386.rpm b35ba3b183c2e37773ddf07147b1a98d i386/debug/slocate-debuginfo-2.7-22.fc4.1.i386.rpm This update can also be installed with the Update Agent; you can launch the Update Agent with the 'up2date' command. fedora-announce-list@redhat.com http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-announce-list

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Name : slocate
Version : 2.7
Release : 22.fc4.1
Summary : Finds files on a system via a central database.

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