xinetd version 2.3.7 was released that addresses a mior file descriptor leak present in 2.3.4 - 2.3.6. Steve Grubb, co-maintainer of xinetd, sent in a note stating, "At the most, if everything is in just the right configuration...which is probably rare, all they can do is terminate xinetd." . . .
xinetd version 2.3.7 was released that addresses a mior file descriptor leak present in 2.3.4 - 2.3.6. Steve Grubb, co-maintainer of xinetd, sent in a note stating, "At the most, if everything is in just the right configuration...which is probably rare, all they can do is terminate xinetd."

2.3.7:

  • Added fixes or workarounds for issues introduced after 2.3.3 including the signal pipe leak into child processes (a security hole). -Solar Designer
  • Made xinetd unlink its pidfile when there turns out to be no services configured on reload. -Solar Designer
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