Slackware 8.1 : Slackware 8.1 kernel security update (SSA:2004-008-01)

New kernels are available for Slackware 8.1 containing a backported fix from a bounds-checking problem in the kernel's mremap call which could be used by a local attacker to gain root privileges. This fix was previously issued for Slackware 9.0, 9.1, and -current SSA:2004-006-01. Sites running...

Slackware 8.1 / 9.0 / 9.1 / current : cvs (SSA:2004-140-01)

New cvs packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, and -current to fix a buffer overflow vulnerability which could allow an attacker to run arbitrary programs on the CVS server. Sites running a CVS server should upgrade to the new CVS package right away. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable...

Slackware 10.0 / 8.1 / 9.0 / 9.1 / current : apache, mod_ssl, php (SSA:2004-299-01)

New apache and modssl packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, and -current to fix security issues. Apache has been upgraded to version 1.3.32 which fixes a heap-based buffer overflow in modproxy. modssl was upgraded from version modssl-2.8.19-1.3.31 to version 2.8.21-1.3.32 whic...

Slackware 8.1 / 9.0 / 9.1 / current : metamail security update (SSA:2004-049-02)

Metamail is a set of utilities for processing MIME mail. New metamail packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, and -current. These fix two format string bugs and two buffer overflows which could lead to unauthorized code execution. Thanks to Ulf Hrnhammar for discovering these problems...

Slackware 8.1 / 9.0 / 9.1 / current : mod_ssl (SSA:2004-154-01)

New modssl packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, and -current to fix a security issue. The packages were upgraded to modssl-2.8.18-1.3.31 fixing a buffer overflow that may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a client certificate with a long subject DN, if modssl is...

Slackware 10.0 / 10.1 / 9.0 / 9.1 / current : gaim (SSA:2005-133-01)

New gaim packages are available for Slackware 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, and -current to fix several security issues. Sites that use GAIM should upgrade to the new version. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from...

Slackware 9.1 / current : Kernel security update (SSA:2004-049-01)

New kernels are available for Slackware 9.1 and -current to fix a bounds-checking problem in the kernel's mremap call which could be used by a local attacker to gain root privileges. Please note that this is not the same issue as CAN-2003-0985 which was fixed in early January. The kernels in...

Slackware 10.0 / current : zlib DoS (SSA:2004-278-02)

New zlib packages are available for Slackware 10.0 and -current to fix a possible denial of service security issue. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from Slackware Security Advisory 2004-278-02. The text...

PHP packages updated again for 8.1, 9.0, 9.1

Sorry folks, I mistakenly used a build template that was too new to build the first round of PHP packages for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, and 9.1, which tried to place the module in /usr/libexec/apache older versions of Slackware use /usr/libexec instead, and tried to link to incorrect libraries and...

PHP

New PHP packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, and -current to fix a security issue with the PEAR XMLRPC class that allows a remote attacker to run arbitrary PHP code. Sites that make use of this PHP library should upgrade to the new PHP package right away, or may instead...

zlib DoS

New zlib packages are available for Slackware 10.0, 10.1, and -current to fix a denial of service security issue. zlib 1.1.x is not affected. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE database:...

sudo

New Sudo packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, and -current to fix a security issue. A race condition could allow a user with Sudo privileges to run arbitrary commands. For more details, see: http://www.courtesan.com/sudo/alerts/pathrace.html Here are the details from th...

java (jre, j2sdk)

Sun has released a couple of security advisories pertaining to both the Java Runtime Environment and the Standard Edition Development Kit. These could allow applets to read or write to local files. For more details, Sun's advisories may be found here:...

gaim

New gaim packages are available for Slackware 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, and -current to fix some minor security issues. Sites that use GAIM should upgrade to the new version. Here are the details from the Slackware 10.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/gaim-1.3.1-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to gaim-1.3.1 and...

Berlios GPSD 1.91-1 < 2.7-2 - Format String

require 'msf/core' class Metasploit3 'Berlios GPSD Format String Vulnerability', 'Description' = %q This module exploits a format string vulnerability in the Berlios GPSD server. This vulnerability was discovered by Kevin Finisterre. , 'Author' = 'Yann Senotier ' , 'License' = MSFLICENSE, 'Versio...

(FALSE ALARM ON) ncftp

Hey folks, An advisory recently went out on NcFTP, but it appears that the issue in question was fixed long ago in version 3.1.5, released on 2002-10-13. I received an email at [email protected] from a well-meaning user informing me that 3.1.9 had a security issue that was going unpatched: I...

ncftp

New ncftp packages are available for Slackware 10.0, 10.1, and -current to fix security issues. More details about this issue may be found on the NcFTP site: http://www.ncftp.com/ncftp/doc/changelog.html3.1.5 Here are the details from the Slackware 10.1 ChangeLog:...

Mozilla/Firefox

New Mozilla packages are available for Slackware 10.0, 10.1, and -current to fix various security issues and bugs. See the Mozilla site for a complete list of the issues patched: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.htmlMozilla Also updated is Firefox in Slackware...

gaim

New gaim packages are available for Slackware 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, and -current to fix several security issues. Sites that use GAIM should upgrade to the new version. Here are the details from the Slackware 10.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/gaim-1.3.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to gaim-1.3.0. This fixe...

xine-lib

New xine-lib packages are available for Slackware 10.0, 10.1, and -current to fix security issues. The xine frontends have also been upgraded. For more details on the xine-lib security issues, see: http://xinehq.de/index.php/security/XSA-2004-8 Here are the details from the Slackware 10.1...