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[slackware-security]  cups (SSA:2023-264-02)

New cups packages are available for Slackware 14.2, 15.0, and -current to
fix a security issue.


Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/cups-2.4.7-i586-1_slack15.0.txz:  Upgraded.
  This update fixes bugs and a security issue:
  Fixed Heap-based buffer overflow when reading Postscript in PPD files.
  For more information, see:
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4504
  (* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(https://osuosl.org/) for donating 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 14.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.2/patches/packages/cups-2.1.4-i586-5_slack14.2.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.2/patches/packages/cups-2.1.4-x86_64-5_slack14.2.txz

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:
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Slackware 14.2 package:
305c9c88c13fe970dee373e1c03790de  cups-2.1.4-i586-5_slack14.2.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.2 package:
a0021743e71ae2004355463ee97c6ae1  cups-2.1.4-x86_64-5_slack14.2.txz

Slackware 15.0 package:
390c5fd0cdfc442d5815d77556c7557f  cups-2.4.7-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
ab6b5714f764b5eddea6251aaffca847  cups-2.4.7-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
bc8c53632efade8b30849665ab7926d3  ap/cups-2.4.7-i586-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
ee63ee5e653efa7f6a5335b110ec1541  ap/cups-2.4.7-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg cups-2.4.7-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Then, restart the cups server:
# sh /etc/rc.d/rc.cups restart


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