New tcpip packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1,
and -current to fix a security issues with the telnet client. Overflows in
the telnet client may lead to the execution of arbitrary code as the telnet
user if the user connects to a malicious telnet server.
More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0468
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0469
Here are the details from the Slackware 10.1 ChangeLog:
patches/packages/tcpip-0.17-i486-31b.tgz: Patched two overflows in
the telnet client that could allow the execution of arbitrary code
when connected to a malicious telnet server.
For more information, see:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0468
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0469
(* Security fix *)
Where to find the new packages:
Updated package for Slackware 8.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.1/patches/packages/tcpip-0.17-i386-13b.tgz
Updated package for Slackware 9.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patches/packages/tcpip-0.17-i386-16b.tgz
Updated package for Slackware 9.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/tcpip-0.17-i486-24b.tgz
Updated package for Slackware 10.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/tcpip-0.17-i486-29b.tgz
Updated package for Slackware 10.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.1/patches/packages/tcpip-0.17-i486-31b.tgz
Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/tcpip-0.17-i486-33.tgz
MD5 signatures:
Slackware 8.1 package:
87b10fbcc7480a702549b4816417e189 tcpip-0.17-i386-13b.tgz
Slackware 9.0 package:
f1ecdc9628575e00b12a33fd373deb4b tcpip-0.17-i386-16b.tgz
Slackware 9.1 package:
53b479b39b124c760e8a394d7a77202e tcpip-0.17-i486-24b.tgz
Slackware 10.0 package:
27bccd82765b690a1be50a0c380cfae4 tcpip-0.17-i486-29b.tgz
Slackware 10.1 package:
1372bff0f83f8147ae8adb84c10058ec tcpip-0.17-i486-31b.tgz
Slackware -current package:
6169015f5860175119d426c0170f040b tcpip-0.17-i486-33.tgz
Installation instructions:
Upgrade the package as root:
> upgradepkg tcpip-0.17-i486-33.tgz
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Slackware | 10.1 | i486 | tcpip | < 0.17 | tcpip-0.17-i486-31b.tgz |
Slackware | 10.0 | i486 | tcpip | < 0.17 | tcpip-0.17-i486-29b.tgz |
Slackware | 9.1 | i486 | tcpip | < 0.17 | tcpip-0.17-i486-24b.tgz |
Slackware | 9.0 | i386 | tcpip | < 0.17 | tcpip-0.17-i386-16b.tgz |
Slackware | 8.1 | i386 | tcpip | < 0.17 | tcpip-0.17-i386-13b.tgz |