[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:

patches/packages/mtr-0.73-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz:
Upgraded to mtr-0.73.
This fixes a minor security bug where a very long hostname in the trace path
could lead to an overflow (and most likely just a crash).
(* 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 12.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/mtr-0.73-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 12.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.1/patches/packages/mtr-0.73-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/mtr-0.73-i486-1.tgz

MD5 signatures:

Slackware 12.0 package:
a6e7fb366f0cff5b1911566a64eb4e68 mtr-0.73-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz

Slackware 12.1 package:
db3acb5ce1d51eee9065b02c951b1e81 mtr-0.73-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz

Slackware -current package:
004f78f13e150f34d25b5c586b211ca7 mtr-0.73-i486-1.tgz

Installation instructions:

Upgrade the package as root:
> upgradepkg mtr-0.73-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz