[slackware-security] amarok

New Amarok packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix security issues. In addition, new supporting libgpod packages are available for Slackware 11.0 and 12.0, since a newer version of libgpod than shipped with these releases is required to run Amarok version 1.4.10...

[slackware-security] pan

New pan packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, 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-2008-2363 Here are the details from the Slackware 12.1 ChangeLog:...

[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] vim

New vim packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix security issues. More details about this issue may be found here: http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim.html Here are the details from the Slackware 12.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/vim-7.1.330-i486-1slack12.1.tgz:...

[slackware-security] pcre

New pcre packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, 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-2008-2371 Here are the details from the Slackware 12.1 ChangeLog:...

[slackware-security] openssl

New openssl packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix security issues. More details about this issues may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE database: https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-0891 https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-1672 Upgraded OpenSS...

[slackware-security] net-snmp

New net-snmp packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, 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-2008-0960 https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-2292 Here are the details...

[slackware-security] mtr

New mtr packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, 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-2008-2357 Here are the details from the Slackware 12.1 ChangeLog:...

[slackware-security] mozilla-thunderbird

New mozilla-thunderbird packages are available for Slackware 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix security issues. More details about the issues may be found on the Mozilla site: http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/thunderbird20.html Here are the details from the Slackwar...

[slackware-security] links

New links packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix a security issue when using proxies. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE database: https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-3329 Here are the details from the...

[slackware-security] libxslt

New libxslt packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix a security issue. More details about the issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE database: https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-1767 Here are the details from the Slackware 12.1 ChangeLog:...

[slackware-security] httpd

New httpd packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix XSS security issues. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE database: https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2007-5000 https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2007-6388 Here are the details...

[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, 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-2008-2711 Here are the detail...

[slackware-security] dnsmasq

New dnsmasq packages are available for Slackware 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current to address possible DNS cache poisoning issues. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE database: https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-1447 Here are the...

[slackware-security] seamonkey

New seamonkey packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix security issues. More details about the issues may be found here: http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/seamonkey11.html Here are the details from the Slackware 12.1 ChangeLog:...

[slackware-security] mozilla-firefox

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, and 12.1 to fix security issues. More details about the issues may be found on the Mozilla site: http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox20.html Here are the details from the Slackware 12.1 ChangeLog:...

[slackware-security] seamonkey

New seamonkey packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix security issues. More details about the issues may be found here: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.htmlseamonkey Here are the details from the Slackware 12.1 ChangeLog:...

[slackware-security] 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, and -current to address a security problem. More details may be found at the following links: http://www.isc.org/sw/bind/bind-security.php http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/800113...

[slackware-security] mozilla-firefox

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, and 12.1 to fix security issues. More details about the issues may be found on the Mozilla site: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.htmlfirefox Here are the details from the Slackware 12.1...

[slackware-security] xorg-server

New xorg-server packages are available for Slackware 12.1 and -current to fix security issues in xorg-server 1.4 prior to version 1.4.2. More details about the issues may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE database: https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-1377...

[slackware-security] gnutls

New gnutls packages are available for Slackware 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-2008-1948 https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-1949...

[slackware-security] ruby

New ruby packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 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-2008-2662 https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-2663...

[slackware-security] samba

New samba packages are available for Slackware 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix a security issue: "Specifically crafted SMB responses can result in a heap overflow in the Samba client code. Because the server process, smbd, can itself act as a client during operations such ...

[slackware-security] rdesktop

New rdesktop packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix a security issue caused by using rdesktop to connect to a malicious or compromised RDP server. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE database:...

[slackware-security] mozilla-thunderbird

New mozilla-thunderbird packages are available for Slackware 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix security issues, including crashes that can corrupt memory, as well as a JavaScript privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution flaw. More details about these issues may be found here:...

[slackware-security] php

New php packages are available for Slackware 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix security issues. Note that PHP5 is not the default PHP for Slackware 10.2 or 11.0 those use PHP4, so if your PHP code is not ready for PHP5, don't upgrade until it is or you'll by definition run into problems...

[slackware-security] libpng

New libpng packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 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-2008-1382 Additional information can ...

[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] xine-lib

New xine-lib packages are available for Slackware 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, and -current to fix security issues. An overflow was found in the Speex decoder that could lead to a crash or possible execution of arbitrary code. Xine-lib = 1.1.12 was also found to be vulnerable to a stack-based...

[slackware-security] mozilla-firefox

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, and -current to fix a possible security bug. More details about this issue may be found here: https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-1380 http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.htmlfirefox...

[slackware-security] bzip2

New bzip2 packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, and -current to fix a DoS issue. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE database: https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-1372 Here are the details from the...

[slackware-security] m4

New m4 packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 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-2008-1687...

[slackware-security] openssh

New openssh packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 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-2008-1483 Here are the details from...

[slackware-security] cups

New cups packages are available for Slackware 12.0, and -current to fix security issues. The change from CUPS 1.2.x to CUPS 1.3.x was tested here, but if you're on a completely secured internal network these issues may be less of a risk than upgrading. If your IPP port is open to the internet,...

[slackware-security] xine-lib

New xine-lib packages are available for Slackware 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 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-2008-1482 Here are the details from the Slackware...

[slackware-security] xine-lib

New xine-lib packages are available for Slackware 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 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-2008-0073 Here are the details from the Slackware...

[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:...

[slackware-security] mozilla-firefox

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, and -current to fix security issues. For more information, see: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.htmlfirefox Here are the details from the Slackware 12.0 ChangeLog:...

[slackware-security] espgs/ghostscript

New espgs or ghostscript packages are available for 11.0, 12.0, and -current to fix a buffer overflow. Here are the details from the Slackware 12.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/espgs-8.15.4-i486-3slack12.0.tgz: This patched version of ESP Ghostscript fixes a buffer overflow. For more information o...

[slackware-security] mozilla-thunderbird

New mozilla-thunderbird packages are available for Slackware 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 12.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/mozilla-thunderbird-2.0.0.12-i686-1.tgz: Upgraded to thunderbird-2.0.0.12. This update fixes the following...

[slackware-security] php

New php-4.4.8 packages are available for Slackware 10.2 and 11.0 to fix security issues. More details about the issues may be found here: http://bugs.php.net/43010 Here are the details from the Slackware 11.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/php-4.4.8-i486-1slack11.0.tgz: Upgraded to php-4.4.8. This i...

[slackware-security] apache

New apache 1.3.41 packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, and 11.0 to fix security issues. A new matching modssl package is also provided. More details about the issues may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE database:...

[slackware-security] httpd

New httpd packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 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-2007-6421 https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2007-6422...

[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-security] kernel exploit fix

New kernel packages are available for Slackware 12.0, and -current to fix a local root exploit. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE database: https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-0010 https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-0163...

[slackware-security] mysql

New mysql packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, and -current to fix bugs and security issues. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE database: https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2007-3781 https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2007-5925...

[slackware-security] samba

New samba packages are available for Slackware 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, and -current to fix a security issue. A boundary failure in GETDC mailslot processing can result in a buffer overrun leading to possible code execution. More details about the issue will become available in the Common...

[slackware-security] cairo

New cairo packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, 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-2007-5503 Here are the details from the Slackware 12.0 ChangeLog:...

[slackware-security] rsync

New rsync packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, and -current to fix security issues. More details about the issues may be found here: https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2007-4091 http://lists.samba.org/archive/rsync-announce/2007/000050.html Here are the detai...

[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:...