[slackware-security] qt

New qt packages are available for Slackware 10.2, 11.0, 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-2007-0242

Here are the details from the Slackware 11.0 ChangeLog:

patches/packages/qt-3.3.8-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz:
Patched an issue where the Qt UTF 8 decoder may in some instances fail to
reject overlong sequences, possibly allowing “/…/” path injection or XSS
errors.
For more information, see:
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2007-0242
(* Security fix *)

Where to find the new packages:

Updated package for Slackware 10.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.2/patches/packages/qt-3.3.4-i486-4_slack10.2.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 11.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/patches/packages/qt-3.3.8-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/l/qt-3.3.8-i486-3.tgz

MD5 signatures:

Slackware 10.2 package:
793d29a0b2ace2baf44a3f71ac9a7879 qt-3.3.4-i486-4_slack10.2.tgz

Slackware 11.0 package:
4c1a3f1c9095156a57f5292e4cb73673 qt-3.3.8-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz

Slackware -current package:
e8be820d81d7d3486ed9e210500a5e06 qt-3.3.8-i486-3.tgz

Installation instructions:

Upgrade the package as root:
> upgradepkg qt-3.3.8-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz