Description of problem: The file /lib/systemd/system/xinetd.service has perms 0755, however should have 0644. *.service files are normal text files to be read, not executed. The file /usr/share/doc/xinetd-2.3.14/INSTALL can be removed from the package.
Fixed in rawhide: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/scm-commits/2012-March/746117.html
xinetd-2.3.14-44.fc17 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 17. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/xinetd-2.3.14-44.fc17
xinetd-2.3.14-44.fc16 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 16. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/xinetd-2.3.14-44.fc16
Package xinetd-2.3.14-44.fc16: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 16 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing xinetd-2.3.14-44.fc16' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-4002/xinetd-2.3.14-44.fc16 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
xinetd-2.3.14-44.fc17 has been pushed to the Fedora 17 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
xinetd-2.3.14-44.fc16 has been pushed to the Fedora 16 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.