[slackware-security] xpdf/poppler/koffice/kdegraphics

New xpdf packages are available for Slackware 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, and -current. New poppler packages are available for Slackware 12.0 and -current. New koffice packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, and -current. New kdegraphics packages are available for Slackware 10.2,...

Slackware 10.0 / 10.1 / 10.2 / 11.0 / 12.0 / 9.1 / current : xpdf/poppler/koffice/kdegraphics (SSA:2007-316-01)

New xpdf packages are available for Slackware 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, and -current. New poppler packages are available for Slackware 12.0 and -current. New koffice packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, and -current. New kdegraphics packages are available for Slackware 10.2,...

Slackware 10.1 / 10.2 / 11.0 / 12.0 / current : php (SSA:2007-314-01)

New PHP5 packages are available for Slackware 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, and -current to fix security and other bugs. Note that PHP5 was not officially supported in Slackware 10.1 or 10.2 being in the /testing directory, and was not the default version of PHP for Slackware 11.0 being in the /extra...

Slackware 11.0 : php for Slackware 11.0 reissued (SSA:2007-314-02)

The security/bug fix update for Slackware 11.0 has been reissued to fix a zero-length /usr/bin/php-cgi. Thanks to TJ Munro for pointing this out. Sorry for any inconvenience. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted...

[slackware-security] php for Slackware 11.0 reissued

The security/bug fix update for Slackware 11.0 has been reissued to fix a zero-length /usr/bin/php-cgi. Thanks to TJ Munro for pointing this out. Sorry for any inconvenience. Here are the details from the Slackware 11.0 ChangeLog: extra/php5/php-5.2.5-i486-2slack11.0.tgz: The security/bug fix...

[slackware-security] php

New PHP5 packages are available for Slackware 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, and -current to fix security and other bugs. Note that PHP5 was not officially supported in Slackware 10.1 or 10.2 being in the /testing directory, and was not the default version of PHP for Slackware 11.0 being in the /extra...

[slackware-security] cups

CUPS was found to contain errors in ipp.c which could allow a remote attacker to crash CUPS, resulting in a denial of service. If you use CUPS, it is recommended to update to the latest package for your version of Slackware. The latest cups package is available for Slackware -current, and patched...

Slackware 10.0 / 10.1 / 10.2 / 11.0 / 12.0 / 8.1 / 9.0 / 9.1 / current : cups (SSA:2007-305-01)

CUPS was found to contain errors in ipp.c which could allow a remote attacker to crash CUPS, resulting in a denial of service. If you use CUPS, it is recommended to update to the latest package for your version of Slackware. The latest cups package is available for Slackware -current, and patched...

[slackware-security] firefox, seamonkey

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, and -current to fix security issues. New seamonkey updates are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, and -current to address similar issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 12.0 ChangeLog:...

Slackware 10.2 / 11.0 / 12.0 / current : firefox, seamonkey (SSA:2007-297-01)

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, and -current to fix security issues. New seamonkey updates are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, and -current to address similar issues. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and packa...

Slackware 10.0 / 10.1 / 10.2 / 11.0 / 12.0 / 8.1 / 9.0 / 9.1 : glibc-zoneinfo (SSA:2007-283-01)

New glibc-zoneinfo packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, and 12.0 to update the timezone tables to the latest versions. If you've noticed your clock has wandered off, these packages should fix the problem. This isn't really a 'security issue' or is a minor on...

[slackware-security] glibc-zoneinfo

New glibc-zoneinfo packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, and 12.0 to update the timezone tables to the latest versions. If you've noticed your clock has wandered off, these packages should fix the problem. This isn't really a "security issue" or is a minor on...

[slackware-security] pidgin

A new pidgin package is available for Slackware 12.0 to fix a minor fix security issue. More details about this issue may be found here: http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=23 Here are the details from the Slackware 12.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/pidgin-2.2.1-i486-1slack12.0.tgz: Upgraded to...

Slackware 12.0 : pidgin (SSA:2007-275-01)

A new pidgin package is available for Slackware 12.0 to fix a minor fix security issue. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from Slackware Security Advisory 2007-275-01. The text itself is copyright C Slackware...

Slackware 12.0 : kdebase, kdelibs (SSA:2007-264-01)

New kdebase packages are available for Slackware 12.0 to fix security issues. A long URL padded with spaces could be used to display a false URL in Konqueror's addressbar, and KDM when used with no-password login could be tricked into logging a different user in without a password. This is not th...

[slackware-security] kdebase, kdelibs

New kdebase packages are available for Slackware 12.0 to fix security issues. A long URL padded with spaces could be used to display a false URL in Konqueror's addressbar, and KDM when used with no-password login could be tricked into logging a different user in without a password. This is not th...

Slackware 10.1 / 10.2 / 11.0 / 12.0 : php (SSA:2007-255-03)

New PHP5 packages are available for Slackware 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, and 12.0 to fix 'several low priority security bugs.' Note that PHP5 was not officially supported in Slackware 10.1 or 10.2 being in the /testing directory, and was not the default version of PHP for Slackware 11.0 being in the /extr...

Slackware 10.0 / 10.1 / 10.2 / 11.0 / 12.0 / 8.1 / 9.0 / 9.1 : openssh (SSA:2007-255-01)

New openssh packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, and 12.0 to fix a possible security issue. This version should also provide increased performance with certain ciphers. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package...

Slackware 10.0 / 10.1 / 10.2 / 11.0 / 12.0 : samba (SSA:2007-255-02)

New samba packages are available for Slackware 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, and 12.0 to fix a security issue and various other bugs. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from Slackware Security Advisory 2007-255-02...

[slackware-security] php

New PHP5 packages are available for Slackware 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, and 12.0 to fix "several low priority security bugs." Note that PHP5 was not officially supported in Slackware 10.1 or 10.2 being in the /testing directory, and was not the default version of PHP for Slackware 11.0 being in the /extr...