[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:

https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-1801

Here are the details from the Slackware 12.1 ChangeLog:

patches/packages/rdesktop-1.6.0-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz:
Upgraded to rdesktop-1.6.0.
According to the rdesktop ChangeLog, this contains a:
“* Fix for potential vulnerability against compromised/malicious servers
(reported by iDefense)”
For more information, see:
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-1801
(* Security fix *)

Where to find the new packages:

HINT: Getting slow download speeds from ftp.slackware.com?
Give slackware.osuosl.org a try. This is another primary FTP site
for Slackware that can be considerably faster than downloading
directly from ftp.slackware.com.

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating additional FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project! :-)

Also see the “Get Slack” section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 11.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/patches/packages/rdesktop-1.6.0-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 12.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/rdesktop-1.6.0-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 12.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.1/patches/packages/rdesktop-1.6.0-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/xap/rdesktop-1.6.0-i486-1.tgz

MD5 signatures:

Slackware 11.0 package:
e451e7af91e89791ef17d7254eafa16e rdesktop-1.6.0-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz

Slackware 12.0 package:
d63a47606886d8d3f00ae67e8f8cde5f rdesktop-1.6.0-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz

Slackware 12.1 package:
cd4c708a373d84bd559b6bf9f637ff73 rdesktop-1.6.0-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz

Slackware -current package:
ae267363051c7d0af749e4e95b69f862 rdesktop-1.6.0-i486-1.tgz

Installation instructions:

Upgrade the package as root:
> upgradepkg rdesktop-1.6.0-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz