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New seamonkey packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix security issues. More details about the issues may be found here:
New bind packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current to address a security problem. More details may be found at the following links:
New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, and 12.1 to fix security issues. More details about the issues may be found on the Mozilla site:
New xorg-server packages are available for Slackware 12.1 and -current to fix security issues in xorg-server 1.4 prior to version 1.4.2. More details about the issues may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
New gnutls packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix security issues. More details about the issues may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
New ruby packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix security issues. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
New samba packages are available for Slackware 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix a security issue: "Specifically crafted SMB responses can result in a heap overflow in the Samba client code. Because the server process, smbd, can itself act as
New rdesktop packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix a security issue caused by using rdesktop to connect to a malicious or compromised RDP server. More details about this issue may be found in the Common
New php packages are available for Slackware 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix security issues. Note that PHP5 is not the default PHP for Slackware 10.2 or 11.0 (those use PHP4), so if your PHP code is not ready for PHP5, don't upgrade until it is
New mozilla-thunderbird packages are available for Slackware 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix security issues, including crashes that can corrupt memory, as well as a JavaScript privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution flaw.
New libpng packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, and -current to fix a security issue. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
New kdelibs packages are available for Slackware 12.0 and -current to fix a security issue. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
New xine-lib packages are available for Slackware 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, and -current to fix security issues. An overflow was found in the Speex decoder that could lead to a crash or possible execution of arbitrary code.
New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, and -current to fix a possible security bug. More details about this issue may be found here: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=425576
New bzip2 packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, and -current to fix a DoS issue. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
New m4 packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, and -current to fix security issues. More details about the issues may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
New openssh packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, and -current to fix a security issue. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
New cups packages are available for Slackware 12.0, and -current to fix security issues. The change from CUPS 1.2.x to CUPS 1.3.x was tested here, but if you're on a completely secured internal network these issues may be less of a risk than upgrading. If your IPP port is open to the internet,
New xine-lib packages are available for Slackware 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, and -current to fix security issues. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
New xine-lib packages are available for Slackware 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, and -current to fix security issues. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
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