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.
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:
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...)
New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 11.0 and 12.0 to fix security issues. Note that Firefox 1.5.x has reached its EOL (end of life) and is no longer being updated by mozilla.com. Users of Firefox 1.5.x are
New bind packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, and 12.0 to fix security issues. The first issue which allows remote attackers to make recursive queries only affects Slackware 12.0. More details about this issue may be found in the
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...)
New SeaMonkey packages are available for Slackware 11.0 and 12.0 to fix possible security issues. While this update has been reported to MozillaZine to "fix several security issues", details are not yet available. Presumably the issues are similar to the
New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 11.0 and 12.0 to fix security issues. Note that Firefox 1.5.x has reached its EOL (end of life) and is no longer being updated by mozilla.com. Users of Firefox 1.5.x are
A new thunderbird package is available for Slackware -current 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...)
