Mario da Costa wrote:
> RUNNING RED HAT LINUX 6.2 OR EARLIER? BETTER UPGRADE!
> The version of lpr supplied with Red Hat 6.2 has a recently discovered
> bug that could enable an intruder to gain root access to your system.
> Although no known exploits have occurred, you'll be wise to upgrade to
> the fixed version. The corrected version is lpr-0.50-7.5. For more
Upgrade to what? RH7 where gcc won't work and a new version of rpm where all
my old downloaded rpms won't install? And unless there is a huge fat pipe to
the internet, upgrading the offending packages is not a very easy option
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