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