Re: [RHSA-2002:026-35] Vulnerability in zlib library

["helmut g. katzgraber" <dummkopf () physics ucsc edu>]

hm... when i look at the rpm list below i notice that redhat 
seems to be doing the same thing they did last time there was a 
big upgrade: issue new kernel rpms, forget about the kernel 
headers. while these might not change, several programs will barf 
if the directory in which the headers are, does not match the 
kernel version.... unless they put the headers now in the 
kernel, which i doubt. a quick check of the 6.2 kernel rpm
kernel-2.2.19-6.2.15.alpha.rpm shows that

[debussy ~]$ rpm -qlf kernel-2.2.19-6.2.15.alpha.rpm | grep include

it does not contain header files. please redhat, provide the 
necessary rpms (in time)...

i'd be careful to start patching without the headers. i'd be 
careful without patching either...

h.


header of redhat advisory:

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------
#                    Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat Security Advisory
# 
# Synopsis:          Vulnerability in zlib library
# Advisory ID:       RHSA-2002:026-35
# Issue date:        2002-02-11
# Updated on:        2002-03-11
# Product:           Red Hat Linux
# Keywords:          zlib double free
# Cross references:  RHSA-2002:028 RHSA-2002:027
# Obsoletes:         
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------

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Dr. Helmut G. Katzgraber           dummkopf () physics ucdavis edu
Department of Physics              http://nacaq.ucdavis.edu/
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