New dbus packages are available for Slackware 14.0, and -current to fix a
security issue.
Here are the details from the Slackware 14.0 ChangeLog:
patches/packages/dbus-1.4.20-i486-4_slack14.0.txz: Rebuilt.
This update fixes a security issue where misuse of va_list could be used to
cause a denial of service for system services.
Vulnerability reported by Alexandru Cornea.
For more information, see:
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2013-2168
(* Security fix *)
Where to find the new packages:
Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating 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 14.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.0/patches/packages/dbus-1.4.20-i486-4_slack14.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.0/patches/packages/dbus-1.4.20-x86_64-4_slack14.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/a/dbus-1.6.12-i486-1.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/a/dbus-1.6.12-x86_64-1.txz
MD5 signatures:
Slackware 14.0 package:
a720afc6cb939df64d9b6e15ad3d20ff dbus-1.4.20-i486-4_slack14.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:
ff619d4caa1c438435bad5cc5d57c24c dbus-1.4.20-x86_64-4_slack14.0.txz
Slackware -current package:
f3f0e28aecabb58b212d3bd580a194e4 a/dbus-1.6.12-i486-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
cfd43378f0947229b58e95396192a7b7 a/dbus-1.6.12-x86_64-1.txz
Installation instructions:
Upgrade the package as root:
> upgradepkg dbus-1.4.20-i486-4_slack14.0.txz
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Slackware | 14.0 | i486 | dbus | < 1.4.20 | dbus-1.4.20-i486-4_slack14.0.txz |
Slackware | 14.0 | x86_64 | dbus | < 1.4.20 | dbus-1.4.20-x86_64-4_slack14.0.txz |
Slackware | current | i486 | dbus | < 1.6.12 | dbus-1.6.12-i486-1.txz |
Slackware | current | x86_64 | dbus | < 1.6.12 | dbus-1.6.12-x86_64-1.txz |