ADVISORY: RedHat Linux server & server admin readme

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In case you haven't heard, the Ramen worm advisory and fixes are available.
http://www.redhat.com/support/alerts/ramen_worm.html

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The Ramen Worm--What Red Hat Linux Users Can Do About It

by the Red Hat Linux OS Engineering Team

By now, you may be familiar with discussions surrounding the Ramen worm. Though the bug is just now getting attention in the media, we have had the patches available for our customers on our website and through Red Hat Network since September 2000.

This is another example of both the fact that open source solutions have fewer security problems because they are patched faster, and that the price of security is eternal vigilance. Customers who have kept their systems up to date are not impacted.

The security exploit known as the Ramen worm uses known security issues to attack Linux based systems. If you have not updated your system, we recommend you update these packages immediately. To update your system, please follow the links below for the version of Red Hat Linux you use.

Red Hat Linux 6.2

wu-ftpd update

Release date: June 23, 2000

URL: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-039-02.html

nfs-utils update

Release date: July 21, 2000M

URL: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-043-03.html

There are other important security updates availible for Red Hat Linux 6.2. It is very important you regularly check for security updates at the following URL:

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh62-errata-security.html

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Red Hat Linux 7

lprng update

Release date: October 4, 2000

URL: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-065-06.html

There are other important security updates availible for Red Hat Linux 7. It is very important you regularly check for security updates at the following URL:

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh7-errata-security.html

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The following link directs you to Red Hat Network User Reference Guide. Red Hat Network is a free service that provides our customers with automated updates and patches. We urge our customers and anyone connecting to the Internet on a constant basis, to please install patches issued by the vendor.

Red Hat Network User Reference Guide

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