Slackware: 2005-283-01: xine-lib Security Update
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware 10.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/xine-lib-1.0.3a-i686-1.tgz: Upgraded to xine-lib-1.0.3a. This fixes a format string bug where an attacker, if able to upload malicious information to a CDDB server and then get a local user to play a certain audio CD, may be able to run arbitrary code on the machine as the user running the xine-lib linked application. For more information, see: http://xinehq.de (* Security fix *)
Where Find New Packages
Updated package for Slackware 9.1:
Updated package for Slackware 10.0:
Updated package for Slackware 10.1:
Updated package for Slackware 10.2:
Updated package for Slackware -current:
MD5 Signatures
Slackware 9.1 package:
a7e30f447b04a3d3cf27c2ecec1e8a0b xine-lib-1rc4-i686-2.tgz
Slackware 10.0 package:
09cef11a4e5f3bddcf23a86419e2ffcf xine-lib-1.0.3a-i686-1.tgz
Slackware 10.1 package:
5032e15ac5118effdfac672afa1c086f xine-lib-1.0.3a-i686-1.tgz
Slackware 10.2 package:
ad6ed7f47bf6e7b6f656733c0c3cfe2a xine-lib-1.0.3a-i686-1.tgz
Slackware -current package:
ad6ed7f47bf6e7b6f656733c0c3cfe2a xine-lib-1.0.3a-i686-1.tgz
Installation Instructions
Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg xine-lib-1.0.3a-i686-1.tgz