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zlib DoS (SSA:2004-278-02)
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 10/04/2004 03:46 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
New zlib packages are available for Slackware 10.0 and -current to fix a possible denial of service security issue.
More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-797
More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-797
Here are the details from the Slackware 10.0 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/zlib-1.2.2-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to zlib-1.2.2.
This fixes a possible DoS in earlier versions of zlib-1.2.x.
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+
Where to find the new packages:
+-----------------------------+
Updated package for Slackware 10.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/zlib-1.2.2-i486-1.tgz
Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/l/zlib-1.2.2-i486-1.tgz
MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 10.0 package:
dfa40fb5afb988488648fc4b7ef992f0 zlib-1.2.2-i486-1.tgz
Slackware -current package:
011d7257bb879a8159b65b0b06b58bd0 zlib-1.2.2-i486-1.tgz
Installation instructions:
+------------------------+
Upgrade the packages as root:
# upgradepkg zlib-1.2.2-i486-1.tgz
+-----+
Slackware Linux Security Team
http://slackware.com/gpg-key
security@slackware.com
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/zlib-1.2.2-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to zlib-1.2.2.
This fixes a possible DoS in earlier versions of zlib-1.2.x.
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+
Where to find the new packages:
+-----------------------------+
Updated package for Slackware 10.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/zlib-1.2.2-i486-1.tgz
Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/l/zlib-1.2.2-i486-1.tgz
MD5 signatures:
+-------------+
Slackware 10.0 package:
dfa40fb5afb988488648fc4b7ef992f0 zlib-1.2.2-i486-1.tgz
Slackware -current package:
011d7257bb879a8159b65b0b06b58bd0 zlib-1.2.2-i486-1.tgz
Installation instructions:
+------------------------+
Upgrade the packages as root:
# upgradepkg zlib-1.2.2-i486-1.tgz
+-----+
Slackware Linux Security Team
http://slackware.com/gpg-key
security@slackware.com
