1. Topic:

The inetd server as shipped with Red Hat Linux 6.2 fails to close sockets
for internal services properly.

2. Problem description:

The inetd server as shipped with Red Hat Linux 6.2 fails to close sockets
for internal service properly. This could make services stop working when
the system had leaked sufficient resources.

Note that all of these services are turned off in the default configuration.

3. Bug IDs fixed: (see bugzilla for more information)

16729 - inetd does not close connection when daytime service is called
15908 - Misspelled variable in inetd start script

4. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Linux 6.2 - alpha, i386, sparc

5. RPMs required:

Red Hat Linux 6.2:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/en/os/SRPMS/inetd-0.16-7.src.rpm

alpha:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/en/os/alpha/inetd-0.16-7.alpha.rpm

i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/en/os/i386/inetd-0.16-7.i386.rpm

sparc:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/en/os/sparc/inetd-0.16-7.sparc.rpm

6. Solution:

To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:

rpm -Fvh

where is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those
RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are
not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you
can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directly *only* contains the
desired RPMs.

Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many
people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.

7. Verification:

MD5 sum                           Package Name
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
82ca947aecbd065673a96ef25f3b3460  6.2/en/os/SRPMS/inetd-0.16-7.src.rpm
96e032a76fdc0a9dbb1e42c937b54831  6.2/en/os/alpha/inetd-0.16-7.alpha.rpm
60ad8ad297b03a9b90e69a2e5c06c185  6.2/en/os/i386/inetd-0.16-7.i386.rpm
0a76edd3ef240e6e4da5382a359b7850  6.2/en/os/sparc/inetd-0.16-7.sparc.rpm