COMMAND
mailx
SYSTEMS AFFECTED
RedHat 4.2, 5.x
PROBLEM
/tmp races have been found in the mailx package. These races may
lead to root or system compromise.
SOLUTION
All users of Red Hat Linux 4.2 and 5.x should upgrade to the new
versions of mailx, which are now available on ftp.redhat.com:
Red Hat 5.0 and 5.1
i386:
rpm -Uvh ftp://ftp.redhat.com/updates/5.0/i386/mailx-8.1.1-1.i386.rpm
alpha:
rpm -Uvh ftp://ftp.redhat.com/updates/5.0/alpha/mailx-8.1.1-1.alpha.rpm
Red Hat 4.2
i386:
rpm -Uvh ftp://ftp.redhat.com/updates/4.2/i386/mailx-8.1.1-0.i386.rpm
alpha:
rpm -Uvh ftp://ftp.redhat.com/updates/4.2/alpha/mailx-8.1.1-0.alpha.rpm
SPARC:
rpm -Uvh ftp://ftp.redhat.com/updates/4.2/sparc/mailx-8.1.1-0.sparc.rpm