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The following updates has been released for Slackware Linux:

mozilla-firefox (SSA:2017-112-01)
ntp (SSA:2017-112-02)
proftpd (SSA:2017-112-03)



New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 14.1 to fix security and stability issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-45.9.0esr-i486-1_slack14.1.txz: Upgraded.
This release contains security fixes and improvements.
Also, switching back to the 45.x ESR branch due to instabilty of the
52.x ESR branch on Slackware 14.1.
For more information, see:
https://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefoxESR.html
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+


Where to find the new packages:
+-----------------------------+

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project! :-):

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 14.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.1/patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-45.9.0esr-i486-1_slack14.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.1/patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-45.9.0esr-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz


MD5 signatures:
+-------------+

Slackware 14.1 package:
bb6fa12ed1db62a4f955bbdd9379d75b mozilla-firefox-45.9.0esr-i486-1_slack14.1.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.1 package:
f143db31cf3401d7642da613ae2969bf mozilla-firefox-45.9.0esr-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz


Installation instructions:
+------------------------+

Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg mozilla-firefox-45.9.0esr-i486-1_slack14.1.txz


[id=23600]ntp (SSA:2017-112-02)

New ntp packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1,
14.2, and -current to fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/ntp-4.2.8p10-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded.
In addition to bug fixes and enhancements, this release fixes security
issues of medium and low severity:
Denial of Service via Malformed Config (Medium)
Authenticated DoS via Malicious Config Option (Medium)
Potential Overflows in ctl_put() functions (Medium)
Buffer Overflow in ntpq when fetching reslist from a malicious ntpd (Medium)
0rigin DoS (Medium)
Buffer Overflow in DPTS Clock (Low)
Improper use of snprintf() in mx4200_send() (Low)
The following issues do not apply to Linux systems:
Privileged execution of User Library code (WINDOWS PPSAPI ONLY) (Low)
Stack Buffer Overflow from Command Line (WINDOWS installer ONLY) (Low)
Data Structure terminated insufficiently (WINDOWS installer ONLY) (Low)
For more information, see:
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6464
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6463
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6458
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6460
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9042
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6462
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6451
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6455
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6452
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6459
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+


Where to find the new packages:
+-----------------------------+

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project! :-):

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 13.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.0/patches/packages/ntp-4.2.8p10-i486-1_slack13.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.0/patches/packages/ntp-4.2.8p10-x86_64-1_slack13.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware 13.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.1/patches/packages/ntp-4.2.8p10-i486-1_slack13.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.1/patches/packages/ntp-4.2.8p10-x86_64-1_slack13.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware 13.37:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.37/patches/packages/ntp-4.2.8p10-i486-1_slack13.37.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.37:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.37/patches/packages/ntp-4.2.8p10-x86_64-1_slack13.37.txz

Updated package for Slackware 14.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.0/patches/packages/ntp-4.2.8p10-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.0/patches/packages/ntp-4.2.8p10-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware 14.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.1/patches/packages/ntp-4.2.8p10-i486-1_slack14.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.1/patches/packages/ntp-4.2.8p10-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware 14.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.2/patches/packages/ntp-4.2.8p10-i586-1_slack14.2.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.2/patches/packages/ntp-4.2.8p10-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/ntp-4.2.8p10-i586-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/n/ntp-4.2.8p10-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
+-------------+

Slackware 13.0 package:
e3e18355dbb881f31030c325d396691f ntp-4.2.8p10-i486-1_slack13.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 13.0 package:
7ca81f398c6f3fc306cf5e0ce4821ff7 ntp-4.2.8p10-x86_64-1_slack13.0.txz

Slackware 13.1 package:
bb14e63e0ea28856fb14816848fad378 ntp-4.2.8p10-i486-1_slack13.1.txz

Slackware x86_64 13.1 package:
77bee4e0b7d7bae54c431210ba7b20f8 ntp-4.2.8p10-x86_64-1_slack13.1.txz

Slackware 13.37 package:
4424d362ec1dcb75d35560cc25f291b8 ntp-4.2.8p10-i486-1_slack13.37.txz

Slackware x86_64 13.37 package:
94bea621e2bad59b80553a9516c4ddb6 ntp-4.2.8p10-x86_64-1_slack13.37.txz

Slackware 14.0 package:
b9edb40c9e94a8248b57f96a0f7d0f49 ntp-4.2.8p10-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:
d8a52549c46ca33833f68d7b063ab1f2 ntp-4.2.8p10-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware 14.1 package:
b36dd3b339aff2718dbd541a9f44b0a4 ntp-4.2.8p10-i486-1_slack14.1.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.1 package:
b55bc11c2aa8d0378005af5dbb105119 ntp-4.2.8p10-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz

Slackware 14.2 package:
1e625a8f4732aa776992210eaac05f04 ntp-4.2.8p10-i586-1_slack14.2.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.2 package:
22f25f35765d0cb3ece21e5db79091cd ntp-4.2.8p10-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz

Slackware -current package:
78de6454532d6c7d52242eadab528d64 n/ntp-4.2.8p10-i586-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
0522a4270909826999d07567e9a9de56 n/ntp-4.2.8p10-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
+------------------------+

Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg ntp-4.2.8p10-i586-1_slack14.2.txz

Then, restart the NTP daemon:

# sh /etc/rc.d/rc.ntpd restart

NOTE: On Slackware -current, first install the new etc package, and then
be sure to move the .new config files and rc.ntpd script into place before
restarting!

proftpd (SSA:2017-112-03)

New proftpd packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1,
14.2, and -current to fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.5e-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded.
This release fixes a security issue:
AllowChrootSymlinks off does not check entire DefaultRoot path for symlinks.
For more information, see:
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7418
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+


Where to find the new packages:
+-----------------------------+

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project! :-):

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 13.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.0/patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.5e-i486-1_slack13.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.0/patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.5e-x86_64-1_slack13.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware 13.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.1/patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.5e-i486-1_slack13.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.1/patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.5e-x86_64-1_slack13.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware 13.37:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.37/patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.5e-i486-1_slack13.37.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.37:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.37/patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.5e-x86_64-1_slack13.37.txz

Updated package for Slackware 14.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.0/patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.5e-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.0/patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.5e-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware 14.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.1/patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.5e-i486-1_slack14.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.1/patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.5e-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware 14.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.2/patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.5e-i586-1_slack14.2.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.2/patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.5e-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/proftpd-1.3.6-i586-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/n/proftpd-1.3.6-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
+-------------+

Slackware 13.0 package:
29fac5225474d7067f752356e3da5a19 proftpd-1.3.5e-i486-1_slack13.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 13.0 package:
2b2c93e021670a9d03344ddfa28c8f72 proftpd-1.3.5e-x86_64-1_slack13.0.txz

Slackware 13.1 package:
ad63b548c174417ff0783c1206557049 proftpd-1.3.5e-i486-1_slack13.1.txz

Slackware x86_64 13.1 package:
8e96161f5a60b7f4b12a4d05fc66b108 proftpd-1.3.5e-x86_64-1_slack13.1.txz

Slackware 13.37 package:
ee0a7aee737cd3b348c75c3a4be4480f proftpd-1.3.5e-i486-1_slack13.37.txz

Slackware x86_64 13.37 package:
b02e14a5d3f0fd2ecbac46926b7b7af2 proftpd-1.3.5e-x86_64-1_slack13.37.txz

Slackware 14.0 package:
3f7c345f620b44324dc587357403c062 proftpd-1.3.5e-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:
7631ac1d122b0f0cb2e7fad424851e19 proftpd-1.3.5e-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware 14.1 package:
7608c56fe55109efbea7e99f8dcbef52 proftpd-1.3.5e-i486-1_slack14.1.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.1 package:
ce1c02de624381d2b9811d78cb54edf8 proftpd-1.3.5e-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz

Slackware 14.2 package:
457000b30dd692332ec9ab122743f769 proftpd-1.3.5e-i586-1_slack14.2.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.2 package:
bbd36fe6b194c63e1d9e6a8393704586 proftpd-1.3.5e-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz

Slackware -current package:
0399494a18f2ecfbfe81a0e301ed4064 n/proftpd-1.3.6-i586-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
bbfafeb1b6ed34f1c610715405923e5f n/proftpd-1.3.6-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
+------------------------+

Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg proftpd-1.3.5e-i586-1_slack14.2.txz