Slackware: 2010-060-03: gzip Security Update
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware64 13.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/gzip-1.4-x86_64-1_slack13.0.tgz: Upgraded. gzip -d could segfault and/or clobber the stack, possibly leading to arbitrary code execution. This affects x86_64 but not 32-bit systems. For more information, see: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0001 (* 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
directly 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 x86_64 13.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.0/patches/packages/gzip-1.4-x86_64-1_slack13.0.tgz
Updated package for Slackware -current:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
MD5 Signatures
Slackware x86_64 13.0 package:
b0eacff1e720e3f4a982523070da3b1c gzip-1.4-x86_64-1_slack13.0.tgz
Slackware -current package:
bc2876f1aa1df8ec2f018c019e237111 gzip-1.4-i486-1.tgz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
f794a8be6ac1f840b366c4ffca3c452d gzip-1.4-x86_64-1.tgz
Installation Instructions
Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg gzip-1.4-x86_64-1_slack13.0.tgz