---------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2005-771
2005-08-22
---------------------------------------------------------------------Product     : Fedora Core 3
Name        : slocate
Version     : 2.7                      
Release     : 12.fc3.1                  
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. 
---------------------------------------------------------------------* Wed Aug 10 2005 Miloslav Trmac  - 2.7-12.fc3.1
- s/Copyright/License/
- Skip subtrees with paths longer than 32k
- Drop the ineffective fts patch


---------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be downloaded from:
  
858e1b03ea946b5c03e00721dc1709dd  SRPMS/slocate-2.7-12.fc3.1.src.rpm
dd00e1dc7ec8e90b51e404f2cae597e3  x86_64/slocate-2.7-12.fc3.1.x86_64.rpm
48d65ce1efe5f1e303b05ba46f74f7d7  x86_64/debug/slocate-debuginfo-2.7-12.fc3.1.x86_64.rpm
c83bfb7641c6c2e6bfc6209ea33f0157  i386/slocate-2.7-12.fc3.1.i386.rpm
364b3432b2b09a96b7a447f0fcd6aa23  i386/debug/slocate-debuginfo-2.7-12.fc3.1.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 3 Update: slocate-2.7-12.fc3.1

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.

- s/Copyright/License/

- Skip subtrees with paths longer than 32k

- Drop the ineffective fts patch

858e1b03ea946b5c03e00721dc1709dd SRPMS/slocate-2.7-12.fc3.1.src.rpm

dd00e1dc7ec8e90b51e404f2cae597e3 x86_64/slocate-2.7-12.fc3.1.x86_64.rpm

48d65ce1efe5f1e303b05ba46f74f7d7 x86_64/debug/slocate-debuginfo-2.7-12.fc3.1.x86_64.rpm

c83bfb7641c6c2e6bfc6209ea33f0157 i386/slocate-2.7-12.fc3.1.i386.rpm

364b3432b2b09a96b7a447f0fcd6aa23 i386/debug/slocate-debuginfo-2.7-12.fc3.1.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-2005-771 2005-08-22 Name : slocate Version : 2.7 Release : 12.fc3.1 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. - s/Copyright/License/ - Skip subtrees with paths longer than 32k - Drop the ineffective fts patch 858e1b03ea946b5c03e00721dc1709dd SRPMS/slocate-2.7-12.fc3.1.src.rpm dd00e1dc7ec8e90b51e404f2cae597e3 x86_64/slocate-2.7-12.fc3.1.x86_64.rpm 48d65ce1efe5f1e303b05ba46f74f7d7 x86_64/debug/slocate-debuginfo-2.7-12.fc3.1.x86_64.rpm c83bfb7641c6c2e6bfc6209ea33f0157 i386/slocate-2.7-12.fc3.1.i386.rpm 364b3432b2b09a96b7a447f0fcd6aa23 i386/debug/slocate-debuginfo-2.7-12.fc3.1.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 : 12.fc3.1
Summary : Finds files on a system via a central database.

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