[slackware-security] mozilla-firefox

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 13.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-3.6.13-i686-1.txz: Upgraded. This fixes some security issues. For more information, see:...

[slackware-security] gimp

New gimp packages are available for Slackware 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, and -current to fix security issues. More details about these issues may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE database: https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2009-1570 https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2009-3909 Here are the...

ghostscript

New ghostscript packages are available for Slackware 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-2009-0196 https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2009-0583...

mozilla-firefox

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 12.2, and -current to fix security issues. The new packages may also be used with earlier versions of Slackware. More details about the issues may be found on the Mozilla website:...

[slackware-security] kdelibs

New kdelibs packages are available for Slackware 12.0 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-2008-1671 As well as from the KDE web site:...

[slackware-security] fetchmail

New fetchmail packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, and 11.0 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-2006-5974 https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2006-5867 He...

[slackware-security] proftpd

New proftpd packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 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-2006-5815 https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2006-6170...

[slackware-security] xorg server overflow

New xorg and xorg-devel packages are available for Slackware 10.1, 10.2, and -current to fix a security issue. A typo in the X render extension in X.Org 6.8.0 or later allows an X client to crash the server and possibly to execute arbitrary code as the X server user typically this is "root". More...

kcheckpass in kdebase

New kdebase packages are available for Slackware 10.0, 10.1, and -current to fix a security issue with the kcheckpass program. Earlier versions of Slackware are not affected. A flaw in the way the program creates lockfiles could allow a local attacker to gain root privileges. For more details abo...

mutt security update

Mutt is a text-based program for reading electronic mail. New mutt packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, and -current. These have been upgraded to version 1.4.2i to fix a buffer overflow that could lead to a machine compromise. All sites using mutt should upgrade to the new mutt...

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...

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[slackware-security] bind

New bind 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/bind-9.18.49-i586-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes security issues: Fix outgoing zone transfers' quota issue. Limit resolver...

[slackware-security] libarchive

New libarchive 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/libarchive-3.7.8-i586-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes bugs and security issues: tar reader: Handle truncation in the...

[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-10.5.28-i586-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes bugs and a security issue: Easily exploitable vulnerability allows...

[slackware-security] mozilla-thunderbird

New mozilla-thunderbird packages are available for Slackware 15.0 to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/mozilla-thunderbird-115.13.0-i686-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. For more informatio...

[slackware-security] util-linux

New util-linux 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/util-linux-2.37.4-i586-3slack15.0.txz: Rebuilt. This release fixes a vulnerability where the wall command did not filter escape...

[slackware-security] mozilla-thunderbird

New mozilla-thunderbird 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/mozilla-thunderbird-115.7.0-i686-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. For mor...

[slackware-security] netatalk

New netatalk 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/netatalk-3.1.18-i586-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes bugs and a security issue: Harden createappledesktopfolder. For mo...

[slackware-security] libarchive

New libarchive packages are available for Slackware 14.1, 14.2, 15.0, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/libarchive-3.6.2-i586-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This is a bugfix and security release. Relevant bugfixes: rar5 reader...

[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-68.12.0esr-i686-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. For more...

[slackware-security] samba

New samba 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/samba-4.6.16-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This is a security release in order to address the following defects:...

[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-2.49.4-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This update contains security fixes and improvements. For more information, see:...

[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-52.8.0esr-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. For more...

[slackware-security] gegl

New gegl 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/gegl-0.2.0-i586-4slack14.2.txz: Rebuilt. Patched integer overflows in operations/external/ppm-load.c that could allow a...

[slackware-security] libxml2

New libxml2 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/libxml2-2.9.5-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This release fixes some security issues: Detect infinite recursion in...

[slackware-security] libgcrypt

New libgcrypt packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/libgcrypt-1.5.5-i486-1slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. Mitigate chosen cipher text attacks on ECDH with Weierstra...

[slackware-security] xorg-server

New xorg-server 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/xorg-server-1.14.3-i486-3slack14.1.txz: Rebuilt. This update fixes many security issues discovered by Ilja van Sprundel, a securi...

[slackware-security] gnupg

New gnupg 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/gnupg-1.4.17-i486-1slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This release includes a security fix to stop a denial of service...

[slackware-security] sendmail

New sendmail 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/sendmail-8.14.9-i486-1slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This release fixes one security related bug by properly...

[slackware-security] php

New php packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/php-5.4.26-i486-1slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a flaw where a specially crafted data file may cause a segfault or 10...

[slackware-security] patch

New patch 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/patch-2.7-i486-1slack13.37.txz: Upgraded. This version of patch ignores destination filenames that are...

[slackware-security] emacs

New emacs packages are available for Slackware 13.1, 13.37, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 13.37 ChangeLog: patches/packages/emacs-23.3-i486-2slack13.37.txz: Rebuilt. Patched to fix a security flaw in the file-local variables code. When the Emacs use...

[slackware-security] dhcpcd

New dhcpcd packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 13.37 ChangeLog: patches/packages/dhcpcd-5.2.12-i486-1slack13.37.txz: Upgraded. Sanitize the host name provided by the DHCP server to insure that it does...

[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, 13.1, 13.37, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 13.37 ChangeLog: patches/packages/fetchmail-6.3.20-i486-1slack13.37.txz: Upgraded. This...

[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 in apr and a crash bug in apr-util. Here are the details from the Slackware 13.37 ChangeLog: patches/packages/apr-1.4.5-i486-1slack13.37.txz: Upgraded. This...

[slackware-security] acl

New acl packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 13.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/acl-2.2.50-i486-1slack13.1.txz: Upgraded. Fix the --physical option in setfacl and getfacl to prevent...

curl

New curl packages are available for Slackware 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 in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE database: https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2009-0037 Here are the details from t...

[slackware-security] gimp

New gimp packages are available for Slackware 10.2 and -current to fix a possible security issue. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE database: https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2006-3404 Here are the details from the Slackware 10.2 ChangeLog:...

[slackware-security] sendmail

New sendmail packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, and -current to fix a possible denial-of-service issue. Sendmail's complete advisory may be found here: http://www.sendmail.com/security/advisories/SA-200605-01.txt.asc Sendmail has also provided an FAQ about this...

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...

fetchmail security update

Fetchmail is a mail-retrieval and forwarding utility. Upgraded fetchmail packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, and -current. These fix a vulnerability where a specially crafted email could crash fetchmail, preventing the user from downloading or forwarding their email. More details...

[slackware-security] zsh

New zsh packages are available for Slackware 15.0 to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/zsh-5.9-i586-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This release fixes a security issue in zsh-5.8: Some prompt expansion sequences, such as %F, support 'argument...

[slackware-security] libxslt

New libxslt 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/libxslt-1.1.43-i586-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update addresses some security issues. Fix use-after-free of XPath context node. F...

[slackware-security] libxml2

New libxml2 packages are available for Slackware XXX 15.0 and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/libxml2-2.11.9-i586-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a security issue: Fix XXE protection in downstream code. For mor...

[slackware-security] mozilla-firefox

New mozilla-firefox 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/mozilla-firefox-115.12.0esr-i686-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update contains security fixes and improvements. For more...

[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-3.1.17-i586-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes bugs and a security issue: Validate data type in...

[slackware-security] krb5

New krb5 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/krb5-1.19.2-i586-4slack15.0.txz: Rebuilt. Fix potential uninitialized pointer free in kadm5 XDR parsing. For more information, see:...

[slackware-security] libX11

New libX11 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/libX11-1.8.6-i586-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes buffer overflows in InitExt.c that could at least...

[slackware-security] cups

New cups packages are available for Slackware 14.2, 15.0, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/cups-2.4.3-i586-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. Fixed a heap buffer overflow in cupsstrlcpy, when the configuration file cupsd.conf se...