sendmail update

[Josh Bressers]

----- "Karsten Wade" <kwade at redhat.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 11:33:58AM -0500, Sheryl Yourshaw wrote:
> 
> > I am writing because because we have recently received the security
> > requirement to update sendmail to version 8.14.4 by 1/25/2010. What I
> > would like to know is if there will be an update forthcoming that deals
> > with this?
> 
> 
> I don't see much more than the request to update to 8.14.4.  You can put
> yourself on the Cc: for that bug report so you can keep track of the
> status.  It is not usually useful to just leave a comment that you are
> interested in the update as well, but it may carry more meaning if you
> tell the package maintainer about a security requirement for the update.
> Normally the Fedora Security team is in front of needs to update packages
> for security needs, and they have a good view across the security
> spectrum.
> 
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security
> 
> I'm Cc:ing a member of the Fedora Security team, as I'm sure they'd
> appreciate knowing (more) about security requirements for anything we
> package.
> 

Sorry for the delayed response. I started the gears turning to get this
resolved and forgot to promptly reply.

This update is in progress, I can't make any promises as to when it will be
released, but it is being worked on.

Thanks.

-- 
Josh Bressers // Fedora Security Response Team