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[slackware-security]  screen (SSA:2006-307-02)

New screen packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1,
10.2, and 11.0 to fix a security issue.

More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:

  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4573


Here are the details from the Slackware 11.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/screen-4.0.3-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz:  Upgraded to screen-4.0.3.
  This addresses an issue with the way screen handles UTF-8 character encoding
  that could allow screen to be crashed (or possibly code to be executed in the
  context of the screen user) if a specially crafted sequence of pseudo-UTF-8
  characters are displayed withing a screen session.
  For more information, see:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4573
  (* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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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
from ftp.slackware.com.

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

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

Updated package for Slackware 8.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.1/patches/packages/screen-4.0.3-i386-1_slack8.1.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 9.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patches/packages/screen-4.0.3-i386-1_slack9.0.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 9.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/screen-4.0.3-i486-1_slack9.1.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 10.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/screen-4.0.3-i486-1_slack10.0.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 10.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.1/patches/packages/screen-4.0.3-i486-1_slack10.1.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 10.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.2/patches/packages/screen-4.0.3-i486-1_slack10.2.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 11.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/patches/packages/screen-4.0.3-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 8.1 package:
9c1a0083359cf0f4bf14f5841f8f3115  screen-4.0.3-i386-1_slack8.1.tgz

Slackware 9.0 package:
90db04d9868a3e75146fb4578e6261b7  screen-4.0.3-i386-1_slack9.0.tgz

Slackware 9.1 package:
1c65a579e4f3f315ef1d9912e6e54bab  screen-4.0.3-i486-1_slack9.1.tgz

Slackware 10.0 package:
53709705609d082669d8bf05373f4a3d  screen-4.0.3-i486-1_slack10.0.tgz

Slackware 10.1 package:
0d4c6091084d02a1664fb58a6963a697  screen-4.0.3-i486-1_slack10.1.tgz

Slackware 10.2 package:
90b3e193a96c7567237a37dfd6727e2b  screen-4.0.3-i486-1_slack10.2.tgz

Slackware 11.0 package:
e3c0654bc400f594bb98b2684cf6fa28  screen-4.0.3-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the packages as root:
# upgradepkg screen-4.0.3-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz


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Slackware: 2006-307-02: screen Security Update

November 4, 2006
New screen packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, and 11.0 to fix a security issue

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 11.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/screen-4.0.3-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz: Upgraded to screen-4.0.3. This addresses an issue with the way screen handles UTF-8 character encoding that could allow screen to be crashed (or possibly code to be executed in the context of the screen user) if a specially crafted sequence of pseudo-UTF-8 characters are displayed withing a screen session. For more information, see: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4573 (* Security fix *)

Where Find 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 from ftp.slackware.com.
Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab (https://osuosl.org/) for donating additional FTP and rsync hosting to the Slackware project! :-)
Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://www.slackware.com/ for additional mirror sites near you.
Updated package for Slackware 8.1: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.1/patches/packages/screen-4.0.3-i386-1_slack8.1.tgz
Updated package for Slackware 9.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patches/packages/screen-4.0.3-i386-1_slack9.0.tgz
Updated package for Slackware 9.1: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/screen-4.0.3-i486-1_slack9.1.tgz
Updated package for Slackware 10.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/screen-4.0.3-i486-1_slack10.0.tgz
Updated package for Slackware 10.1: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.1/patches/packages/screen-4.0.3-i486-1_slack10.1.tgz
Updated package for Slackware 10.2: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.2/patches/packages/screen-4.0.3-i486-1_slack10.2.tgz
Updated package for Slackware 11.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/patches/packages/screen-4.0.3-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz

MD5 Signatures

Slackware 8.1 package: 9c1a0083359cf0f4bf14f5841f8f3115 screen-4.0.3-i386-1_slack8.1.tgz
Slackware 9.0 package: 90db04d9868a3e75146fb4578e6261b7 screen-4.0.3-i386-1_slack9.0.tgz
Slackware 9.1 package: 1c65a579e4f3f315ef1d9912e6e54bab screen-4.0.3-i486-1_slack9.1.tgz
Slackware 10.0 package: 53709705609d082669d8bf05373f4a3d screen-4.0.3-i486-1_slack10.0.tgz
Slackware 10.1 package: 0d4c6091084d02a1664fb58a6963a697 screen-4.0.3-i486-1_slack10.1.tgz
Slackware 10.2 package: 90b3e193a96c7567237a37dfd6727e2b screen-4.0.3-i486-1_slack10.2.tgz
Slackware 11.0 package: e3c0654bc400f594bb98b2684cf6fa28 screen-4.0.3-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz

Severity
[slackware-security] screen (SSA:2006-307-02)
New screen packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, and 11.0 to fix a security issue.
More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4573

Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: Upgrade the packages as root: # upgradepkg screen-4.0.3-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz

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