Slackware: 2023-166-01: libX11 Security Update
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/libX11-1.8.6-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes buffer overflows in InitExt.c that could at least cause the client to crash due to memory corruption. For more information, see: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3138 (* Security fix *)
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Updated package for Slackware 14.0:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0:
Updated package for Slackware 14.1:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.1:
Updated package for Slackware 14.2:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.2:
Updated package for Slackware 15.0:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
Updated package for Slackware -current:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
MD5 Signatures
Slackware 14.0 package:
54491dd8991a22d1d7e0791fb9215a6f libX11-1.8.6-i486-1_slack14.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:
0bd06e026b937eebc9bbc94c264f8e3a libX11-1.8.6-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz
Slackware 14.1 package:
8fb581798464474e3349eeab3d52e22b libX11-1.8.6-i486-1_slack14.1.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.1 package:
94a92ef25e9b3c780f52ed36013bcd0c libX11-1.8.6-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz
Slackware 14.2 package:
15d6cd560252d86716ea6e09d1aabbc0 libX11-1.8.6-i586-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.2 package:
9f80a2746b777abdce667c02c62a4d08 libX11-1.8.6-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware 15.0 package:
df68fb801389c0c934175f943754d309 libX11-1.8.6-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
2491b57f89b24648a8a84e00abebd667 libX11-1.8.6-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware -current package:
3a0a613208825edab3a061472df502c0 x/libX11-1.8.6-i586-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
884cd9b7ae0e5f52c5334e3310a8cedc x/libX11-1.8.6-x86_64-1.txz
Installation Instructions
Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg libX11-1.8.6-i586-1_slack15.0.txz