Debian GNU/Linux 2.2r4 released
November 5th, 2001
The fourth revision of Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 (codename `potato') has been released. This point release, revision 2.2r4, mostly includes security updates, along with a few corrections of serious bugs in the stable distribution.
Upgrading to this revision online is usually done by pointing the `apt' package tool (see the sources.list(5) manual page) to one of Debian's many FTP or HTTP mirrors. A comprehensive list is available at:
Security Updates
This release contains the following security updates, for which the Security Team has released the advisories listed below.
| Debian Security Advisory ID | Package(s) |
|---|---|
| DSA 006 | zope |
| DSA 007 | zope |
| DSA 043 | zope |
| DSA 046 | exuberant-ctags |
| DSA 048 | samba |
| DSA 049 | cfingerd |
| DSA 050 | sendfile |
| DSA 051 | Netscape |
| DSA 052 | sendfile |
| DSA 054 | cron |
| DSA 056 | man-db |
| DSA 057 | gftp |
| DSA 058 | exim |
| DSA 059 | man-db |
| DSA 060 | fetchmail |
| DSA 061 | gnupg |
| DSA 062 | rxvt |
| DSA 063 | xinetd |
| DSA 065 | samba |
| DSA 066 | cfingerd |
| DSA 068 | openldap |
| DSA 069 | xloadimage |
| DSA 071 | fetchmail |
| DSA 072 | groff |
| DSA 073 | horde/imp |
| DSA 074 | wmaker |
| DSA 075 | netkit-telnet-ssl |
| DSA 076 | most |
| DSA 077 | squid |
| DSA 078 | slrn |
| DSA 079 | uucp |
| DSA 080 | htdig |
| DSA 081 | w3m, w3m-ssl |
| DSA 082 | xvt |
| DSA 083 | procmail |
| DSA 084 | gftp |
| DSA 085 | nvi, nvi-m17n |
Miscellaneous Bugfixes
| boot-floppies | Important ARM and PowerPC corrections |
| cslatex | Important correction |
| devscripts | Fix for insecure regexp |
| e2fsprogs | Fix for serial console installs |
| glibc | Important correction |
| Kernel | Important security bugfix |
| mac-fdisk/pmac-fdisk | Important fix for PowerPC |
| mailcrypt | Compatibility upload for GnuPG 1.0.6 |
| mailman | Important correction |
| quik | Important fixes for PowerPC |
| webalizer | Fix for the Oct 5th problem |
| xcal | Important correction |
A complete list of all accepted and rejected packages together with rationale is on the preparation page:
URLs
The complete lists of packages that have changed with this release:
The current stable distribution:
Proposed updates to the stable distribution:
Stable distribution information (release notes, errata, etc.):
Security announcements and information:
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