BitchX security fixes

New BitchX packages are available to fix security problems found by Timo Sirainen. BitchX is an IRC Internet Relay Chat client. Under certain circumstances, a malicious IRC server could cause BitchX to crash, or possibly to run arbitrary code as the user running BitchX. All sites running BitchX a...

New DHCP packages available

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New Samba package available

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glibc 2.2 local vulnerability on setuid binaries

glibc-2.2 contains a local vulnerability that affects all setuid root binaries. Any user on affected systems will be able to read any file on the system through a simple process: The user sets the RESOLVHOSTCONF environment variable to the name of the file that they wish to read, then runs any...

Apache 1.3.14 available

Several security problems have been found in the Apache web server software. It is recommended that all users of Apache upgrade to the latest stable release to fix these problems. Apache is included in our N software series in the apache.tgz package. A new apache.tgz package including Apache 1.3....

libsafe added to -current

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INN buffer overflow

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[slackware-security] bind

New bind 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/bind-9.18.50-i586-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a security issue: Fix DNS64 owner case after DNAME restart. When BIND 9 i...

[slackware-security] rsync

New rsync 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/rsync-3.4.3-i586-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes security issues: TOCTOU symlink race condition allowing local privilege...

[slackware-security] seamonkey

New seamonkey 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/seamonkey-2.53.23-i686-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update contains security fixes and improvements. For more information, see:...

[slackware-security] libvpx

New libvpx 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/libvpx-1.12.0-i586-2slack15.0.txz: Rebuilt. This update fixes a security issue: Use after free in libvpx allows an attacker to...

[slackware-security] python3

New python3 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/python3-3.9.23-i586-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes security issues: gh-135034: CVE-2024-12718 CVE-2025-4138 CVE-2025-433...

[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-128.7.0esr-i686-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. For...

[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-115.2.1esr-i686-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update contains security fixes and improvements. For more...

[slackware-security] seamonkey

New seamonkey 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/seamonkey-2.53.15-i686-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update contains security fixes and improvements. For more information, see:...

[slackware-security] aaa_base

New aaabase 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/aaabase-15.0-i586-4slack15.0.txz: Rebuilt. If root's mailbox did not already exist, it would be created with insecure permissions...

[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-68.11.0esr-i686-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. For more...

[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-68.9.0esr-i686-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. For more...

[slackware-security] mozilla-firefox

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 14.2 to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-52.6.0esr-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. Specifically, this update...

[slackware-security] mozilla-firefox

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-45.5.0esr-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. For mo...

[slackware-security] mozilla-thunderbird

New mozilla-thunderbird packages are available for Slackware 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/mozilla-thunderbird-45.3.0-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. F...

[slackware-security] mozilla-firefox

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 14.1 and 14.2 to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-45.3.0esr-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. For more...

[slackware-security] mozilla-firefox

New mozilla-firefox 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/mozilla-firefox-38.6.1esr-i486-1slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. For more...

[slackware-security] mozilla-thunderbird

New mozilla-thunderbird 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/mozilla-thunderbird-38.2.0-i486-1slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. For more...

[slackware-security] mozilla-firefox

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 14.1 to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-38.2.0esr-i486-1slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. For more information, see:...

[slackware-security] mozilla-thunderbird

New mozilla-thunderbird 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/mozilla-thunderbird-31.5.0-i486-1slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. For more...

[slackware-security] seamonkey

New seamonkey 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/seamonkey-2.32-i486-1slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This update contains security fixes and improvements. For more information, se...

[slackware-security] mozilla-thunderbird

New mozilla-thunderbird 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/mozilla-thunderbird-31.4.0-i486-1slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. For more...

[slackware-security] mozilla-firefox

New mozilla-firefox 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/mozilla-firefox-24.8.0esr-i486-1slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. For more...

[slackware-security] mozilla-thunderbird

New mozilla-thunderbird 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/mozilla-thunderbird-24.6.0-i486-1slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. For more...

[slackware-security] seamonkey

New seamonkey 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/seamonkey-2.25-i486-1slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This update contains security fixes and improvements. For more information, se...

[slackware-security] mozilla-firefox

New mozilla-firefox 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/mozilla-firefox-24.4.0esr-i486-1slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. For more...

[slackware-security] seamonkey

New seamonkey 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/seamonkey-2.22.1-i486-1slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This update contains security fixes and improvements. For more information,...

[slackware-security] libgpg-error

New libgpg-error packages are available for Slackware 13.37 and 14.0. These are needed for the updated gnupg2 package. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/libgpg-error-1.11-i486-1slack14.0.txz: Upgraded. This package upgrade was needed by the new version of...

seamonkey

New seamonkey packages are available for Slackware 13.37, 14.0, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/seamonkey-2.17-i486-1slack14.0.txz: Upgraded. This update contains security fixes and improvements. For more information,...

mozilla-firefox

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 13.37, 14.0, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-19.0-i486-1slack14.0.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. For more...

[slackware-security] seamonkey

New seamonkey packages are available for Slackware 13.37 and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 13.37 ChangeLog: This update contains security fixes and improvements. For more information, see:...

[slackware-security] mozilla-firefox

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 13.37 and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 13.37 ChangeLog: This release contains security fixes and improvements. For more information, see:...

[slackware-security] sudo redo

New sudo 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, and -current to fix a directory permissions issue. These replacement packages restore the correct permissions to /var. Here are the details from the Slackware 13.1 ChangeLog:...

[slackware-security] mozilla-thunderbird

New mozilla-thunderbird packages are available for Slackware 13.1 and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 13.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/mozilla-thunderbird-3.0.6-i686-1.txz: Upgraded. This upgrade fixes some more security bugs. For more information, see:...

[slackware-security] mozilla-thunderbird

New mozilla-thunderbird packages are available for Slackware 13.1 and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 13.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/mozilla-thunderbird-3.0.5-i686-1.txz: Upgraded. This upgrade fixes some more security bugs. For more information, see:...

mozilla-firefox (Slackware 12.2)

A new mozilla-firefox package is available for Slackware 12.2 to fix security issues. The package may also be used with Slackware 11.0 or newer. More details about the issues may be found on the Mozilla website: http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox30.html Here are the...

ruby

New ruby packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, and -current to fix a problem with REXML and other security issues. For details about the REXML issue, see: http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/23/dos-vulnerability-in-rexml/ A full list may be found in the ChangeLog file...

mozilla-firefox

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 12.2 and -current to fix security issues. The updated packages may also be used with Slackware 11.0 or newer. More details about the issues may be found on the Mozilla website:...

[slackware-security] php

New php packages are available for Slackware 10.2 and 11.0 to fix security issues. These releases are the last to contain PHP 4.4.x, which was upgraded to version 4.4.9 to fix PCRE issues and other bugs. Please note that this is the FINAL release of PHP4, and it has already passed the announced...

[slackware-security] seamonkey

New seamonkey packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, and -current to fix security issues. For more information, see: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.htmlseamonkey Here are the details from the Slackware 12.0 ChangeLog:...

kdenetwork

New kdenetwork packages are available for Slackware 10.0, 10.1, and -current to fix security issues. Overflows in libgadu used by kopete that can cause a denial of service or arbitrary code execution. More details about this vulnerability may be found here:...

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...

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...

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...