[slackware-security] mozilla-firefox

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-68.4.0esr-i686-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. For more...

[slackware-security] tigervnc

New tigervnc packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/tigervnc-1.10.1-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. From tigervnc.org: "This is a security release to fix a number of issues that were...

[slackware-security] openssl

New openssl packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/openssl-1.0.2u-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a low severity security issue: Fixed an an overflow bug in the x8664...

[slackware-security] wavpack

New wavpack packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/wavpack-5.2.0-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. Fixed denial-of-service and other potential security issues. For more...

[slackware-security] Slackware 14.2 kernel

New kernel packages are available for Slackware 14.2 to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/linux-4.4.202/: Upgraded. CRYPTOCRC32CINTEL m - y +X86INTELTSXMODEAUTO n +X86INTELTSXMODEOFF y +X86INTELTSXMODEON n These updates fix various bugs...

Privilege escalation

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager SEPM and Symantec Mail Security for MS Exchange SMSMSE, prior to versions 14.2 RU2 and 7.5.x respectively, may be susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker may attempt to compromise the software applicati...

CVE-2019-18372

CVE-2019-18372 concerns a local privilege-escalation vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) client and related components. According to Red Hat and Symantec advisories, SEP versions prior to 14.2 RU2 (and related SEPM/SMSMSE lines) are affected by privilege escalation, with attackers...

CVE-2019-18372

Symantec Endpoint Protection, prior to 14.2 RU2, may be susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker may attempt to compromise the software application to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user...

CVE-2019-12757

Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) and SEP Small Business Edition (SEP SBE) are affected by CVE-2019-12757, a privilege-escalation flaw in versions before 14.2 RU2 and 12.1 RU6 MP10d (SEP SBE 12.1.7510.7002). The vulnerability allows an attacker with local access to elevate privileges within the ...

CVE-2018-18368

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager SEPM, prior to 14.2 RU1, may be susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker may attempt to compromise the software application to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an...

CVE-2018-18368

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) is affected by a local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2018-18368) that exists in SEPM prior to 14.2 RU1. An attacker with local access could gain elevated privileges. Remediation is to upgrade to SEPM/SEP 14.2 RU1 (or RU2 where applicable) and ...

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager CVE-2018-18368 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Description Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability. A local attacker can leverage this issue to gain elevated privileges. Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager versions prior to 14.2 RU1 are vulnerable. Technologies Affected Symantec Endpoint...

[slackware-security] Slackware 14.2 kernel

New kernel packages are available for Slackware 14.2 to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/linux-4.4.199/: Upgraded. These updates fix various bugs and security issues. Be sure to upgrade your initrd after upgrading the kernel packages. I...

[slackware-security] libtiff

New libtiff packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/libtiff-4.1.0-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. libtiff: fix integer overflow in TIFFCheckMalloc that could cause a crash. tifdir: unset...

Slackware 14.0 / 14.1 / 14.2 / current : sudo (SSA:2019-287-01)

New sudo packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix a security issue. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from Slackware Security Advisory 2019-287-01. The text itself is copyright C Slackware Linux...

[slackware-security] tcpdump

New libpcap and tcpdump packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/libpcap-1.9.1-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This update is required for the new version of tcpdump...

[slackware-security] mozilla-thunderbird

New mozilla-thunderbird packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/mozilla-thunderbird-68.1.1-i686-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. For more...

[slackware-security] expat

New expat packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/expat-2.2.8-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. Fix heap overflow triggered by XMLGetCurrentLineNumber or...

[slackware-security] mozilla-thunderbird

New mozilla-thunderbird packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/mozilla-thunderbird-68.1.0-i686-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. For more...

[slackware-security] seamonkey

New seamonkey packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/seamonkey-2.49.5-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. For more information, see:...