[slackware-security] dhcp

New dhcp packages are available for Slackware 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 13.37 ChangeLog: patches/packages/dhcp-4.2.4P2-i486-1slack13.37.txz: Upgraded. An issue with the use of lease times was found and fixed. Makin...

[slackware-security] libtiff

New libtiff packages are available for Slackware 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 13.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/libtiff-3.9.4-i486-2slack13.1.txz: Rebuilt. Patched overflows that could...

[slackware-security] libtiff

New libtiff packages are available for Slackware 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 13.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/libtiff-3.9.4-i486-1slack13.1.txz: Upgraded. This fixes image structure...

pidgin

New pidgin packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, and -current to fix a security issue. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE database: https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2009-3615 Here are the details from the Slackware 13.0...

apr

New apr packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, and -current to fix a security issue. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE database: https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2009-2412 Here are the details from the Slackware 12.2...

ntp

New ntp packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, and -current to fix security issues. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE database: https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2009-0159...

bind

New bind packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, and -current to fix a security issue. More details about this issue may be found here: https://www.isc.org/node/373 http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-016.html...

[slackware-security] python

New python packages are available for Slackware 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix security issues. More details about the issues may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE database: https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-1679 https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-1721...

[slackware-security] qt

New qt packages are available for Slackware 10.2, 11.0, and 12.0 to fix format string errors. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE database: https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2007-3388 Here are the details from the Slackware 12.0 ChangeLog:...

[slackware-security] bind

New bind packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, and 11.0 to fix denial of service security issues. Versions of bind-9.2.x older than bind-9.2.8, and versions of bind-9.3.x older than 9.3.4 can be made to crash with malformed local or remote data. More details about...

[slackware-security] xine-lib

New xine-lib packages are available for Slackware 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, and 11.0 to fix security issues. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE database: https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2006-2200 Here are the details from the Slackware 11.0...

OpenSSL

New OpenSSL packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, and -current to fix a security issue. Under certain conditions, an attacker acting as a "man in the middle" may force a client and server to fall back to the less-secure SSL 2.0 protocol. More details about this iss...

[slackware-security] gaim

New gaim packages are available for Slackware 9.0, 9.1, 10.0 and -current to fix a buffer overflow in the MSN protocol. Sites that use GAIM should upgrade to the new version. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE database:...

utempter security update

New utempter packages are available for Slackware 9.1 and -current to fix a security issue. Slackware 9.1 was the first version of Slackware to use the libutempter library, and earlier versions of Slackware are not affected by this issue The utempter package provides a utility and shared library...

gdm security update

GDM is the GNOME Display Manager, and is commonly used to provide a graphical login for local users. Upgraded gdm packages are available for Slackware 9.0, 9.1, and -current. These fix two vulnerabilities which could allow a local user to crash or freeze gdm, preventing access to the machine unti...

[slackware-security] Slackware 15.0 php82

New php82 packages are available for Slackware 15.0 to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: extra/php82/php82-8.2.32-i586-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a security issue: OpenSSL: Fixed memory corruption zendmmheap corrupted in opensslencrypt...

[slackware-security] mozilla-firefox

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-115.9.1esr-i686-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a critical security issue: An attacker was able ...

[slackware-security] openssl

New openssl packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/openssl-1.1.1u-i586-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a security issue: Possible DoS translating ASN.1 object identifiers...

[slackware-security] libXpm

New libXpm packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, 15.0, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/libXpm-3.5.15-i586-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes security issues: Infinite loop on unclosed comments...

[slackware-security] netatalk

New netatalk packages are available for Slackware 14.1, 14.2, 15.0, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/netatalk-3.1.14-i586-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. Netatalk through 3.1.13 has an afpgetappl heap-based buffer overflow...

[slackware-security] expat

New expat packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, 15.0, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/expat-2.5.0-i586-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a security issue: Fix heap use-after-free after...

[slackware-security] vim

New vim packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/vim-9.0.0334-i586-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. Fixed use after free. Thanks to marav for the heads-up. For more information, see:...

[slackware-security] mariadb

New mariadb packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/mariadb-10.5.15-i586-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes potential denial-of-service vulnerabilities. For more information,...

[slackware-security] sane

New sane 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/sane-1.0.30-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes several security issues. For more information, see:...

[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] mozilla-nss

New mozilla-nss 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/mozilla-nss-3.40.1-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. Upgraded to nss-3.40.1 and nspr-4.20. Mitigate cache side-channel...

[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-52.7.3esr-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. For more...

[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-4.0.9-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. For more information, see:...

[slackware-security] libgcrypt

New libgcrypt 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/libgcrypt-1.7.9-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. Mitigate a local side-channel attack on Curve25519 dubbed "May the Fourth be With...

[slackware-security] subversion

New subversion 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/subversion-1.9.7-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. Fixed client side arbitrary code execution vulnerability. For more...

[slackware-security] curl

New curl packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/curl-7.51.0-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This release fixes security issues: CVE-2016-8615: cookie...

[slackware-security] libgcrypt

New libgcrypt packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 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/libgcrypt-1.7.3-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. Fix critical security bug in the RNG CVE-2016-6313...

libidn

New libidn packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/libidn-1.33-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. Fixed out-of-bounds read bugs. Fixed crashes on invalid...

[slackware-security] bind

New bind packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 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/bind-9.10.4P2-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. Fixed a security issue: getrrsetbyname with a non absolute...

[slackware-security] gnutls

New gnutls packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix security issues. IMPORTANT: On Slackware 14.0, install the new updated nettle package first. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/gnutls-3.3.17.1-i486-1slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This...

[slackware-security] wpa_supplicant

New wpasupplicant packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/wpasupplicant-2.4-i486-1slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes potential denial of service issues. For more...

[slackware-security] libssh

New libssh packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/libssh-0.6.4-i486-1slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes some security issues. For more information, see:...

[slackware-security] gnupg2

New gnupg2 packages are available for Slackware 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/gnupg2-2.0.24-i486-1slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This release includes a security fix to stop a denial of service using...

[slackware-security] mariadb

New mariadb packages are available for Slackware 14.1 and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/mariadb-5.5.37-i486-1slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This update contains security fixes and improvements...

[slackware-security] openssh

New openssh packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/openssh-6.6p1-i486-1slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a security issue when using environment...

[slackware-security] samba

New samba packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/samba-4.1.6-i486-1slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes two security issues: CVE-2013-4496: Samba versions 3.4.0 and above...

[slackware-security] gnupg / libgcrypt

New gnupg and libgcrypt packages are available for Slackware 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, and -current to fix a security issue. New libgpg-error packages are also available for Slackware 13.1 and older as the supplied version wasn't new enough to compile the fixed version of libgcrypt. He...

ruby

New ruby packages are available for Slackware 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/ruby-1.9.3p429-i486-1slack14.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a security issue in DL and Fiddle included in Ruby where...

bind

New bind packages are available for Slackware 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/bind-9.9.2P2-i486-1slack14.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a critical defect in BIND 9 that allows a...

freetype

New freetype packages are available for Slackware 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/freetype-2.4.11-i486-1slack14.0.txz: Upgraded. This release fixes several security bugs that could...

[slackware-security] libxml2

New libxml2 packages are available for Slackware 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/libxml2-2.8.0-i486-2slack14.0.txz: Rebuilt. Patched a heap-based buffer underflow in the...

[slackware-security] apr/apr-util

New apr and apr-util packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 13.37 ChangeLog: patches/packages/apr-1.4.4-i486-1slack13.37.txz: Upgraded. This fixes a possible denial of service du...

[slackware-security] pidgin

New pidgin packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 13.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/pidgin-2.7.3-i486-1slack13.1.txz: Upgraded. This fixes a crash due to malformed X-Status messages. For more...

[slackware-security] fetchmail

New fetchmail packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 13.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/fetchmail-6.3.17-i486-1slack13.0.txz: Upgraded. A crafted header or POP3...

[slackware-security] php

New php packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, and -current to fix security issues. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE database: https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2009-3557 https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2009-3558...