Slackware: 2021-086-01: xterm Security Update
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/xterm-367-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a security issue: xterm before Patch #366 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted UTF-8 combining character sequence. For more information, see: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-27135 (* Security fix *)
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Updated package for Slackware 14.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.0/patches/packages/xterm-367-i486-1_slack14.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.0/patches/packages/xterm-367-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware 14.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.1/patches/packages/xterm-367-i486-1_slack14.1.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.1/patches/packages/xterm-367-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz
Updated package for Slackware 14.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.2/patches/packages/xterm-367-i586-1_slack14.2.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.2:
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MD5 Signatures
Slackware 14.0 package:
07381abe1845c3dba65612247cf870af xterm-367-i486-1_slack14.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:
5a5c338c56b58026cf5be6f27113125b xterm-367-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz
Slackware 14.1 package:
131d47f4ba7e053aa0f0eac01e231845 xterm-367-i486-1_slack14.1.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.1 package:
81f1c0588598c6a0e7f353502928e721 xterm-367-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz
Slackware 14.2 package:
df159890bf2fa7fcf03de7729a9f64b1 xterm-367-i586-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.2 package:
47300511f8b07d98016192c486545cf9 xterm-367-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware -current package:
103e2dfaf477324b2bb9a9fff21a94d5 x/xterm-367-i586-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
d3eb8ed3dc3c3ede1ff50e430db03a0f x/xterm-367-x86_64-1.txz
Installation Instructions
Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg xterm-367-i586-1_slack14.2.txz