Slackware Essential And Critical Security Patch Updates - Page 63
Find the information you need for your favorite open source distribution .
Find the information you need for your favorite open source distribution .
New samba packages are available for Slackware 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, and -current to fix security issues. More details about these issues may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
New xpdf packages are available for Slackware 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, and -current. New poppler packages are available for Slackware 12.0 and -current. New koffice packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, and -current. New kdegraphics packages are available for Slackware 10.2,
The security/bug fix update for Slackware 11.0 has been reissued to fix a zero-length /usr/bin/php-cgi. Thanks to TJ Munro for pointing this out. Sorry for any inconvenience.
New PHP5 packages are available for Slackware 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, and -current to fix security and other bugs. Note that PHP5 was not officially supported in Slackware 10.1 or 10.2 (being in the /testing directory), and was not the default version of
CUPS was found to contain errors in ipp.c which could allow a remote attacker to crash CUPS, resulting in a denial of service. If you use CUPS, it is recommended to update to the latest package for your version of Slackware. The latest cups package is available for Slackware -current, and patched
New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, and -current to fix security issues. New seamonkey updates are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, and -current to address similar issues.
New glibc-zoneinfo packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, and 12.0 to update the timezone tables to the latest versions. If you've noticed your clock has wandered off, these packages should fix the problem.
A new pidgin package is available for Slackware 12.0 to fix a minor fix security issue. More details about this issue may be found here:
New kdebase packages are available for Slackware 12.0 to fix security issues. A long URL padded with spaces could be used to display a false URL in Konqueror's addressbar, and KDM when used with no-password login could be tricked into logging a different user in without a password. This
New PHP5 packages are available for Slackware 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, and 12.0 to fix "several low priority security bugs." Note that PHP5 was not officially supported in Slackware 10.1 or 10.2 (being in the /testing directory), and was not the default version of
New samba packages are available for Slackware 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, and 12.0 to fix a security issue and various other bugs. More details about this issue 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, and 12.0 to fix a possible security issue. This version should also provide increased performance with certain ciphers. More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Sun has released security advisories pertaining to both the Java Runtime Environment and the Standard Edition Development Kit. One such advisory may be found here: Updated versions of both the jre and jdk packages are provided
New tcpdump packages are available for Slackware 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, and 12.0 to fix a security issue. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
New xpdf packages are available for Slackware 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, and 12.0 to fix an integer overflow. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
New qt packages are available for Slackware 10.2, 11.0, and 12.0 to fix format string errors. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
New seamonkey packages are available for Slackware 11.0 and 12.0 to fix various security issues. For more information, see:
A new poppler package is available for Slackware 12.0 to fix an integer overflow. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
New gimp packages are available for Slackware 10.2, 11.0, and 12.0 to fix security issues. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
New Thunderbird packages are available for Slackware 11.0 and 12.0 to fix two possible security issues. This package may also be used on many older versions of Slackware (though we're not certain how far back...)