Slackware 1077 Published by

New xine-lib packages are available for Slackware 10.0 and -current to fix security issues.



For more details, see:
http://www.xinehq.de/index.php/security/XSA-2004-4
http://www.xinehq.de/index.php/security/XSA-2004-5


Here are the details from the Slackware 10.0 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/xine-lib-1rc6a-i686-1.tgz: Upgraded to xine-lib-1-rc6a.
This release fixes a few overflows that could have security implications.
(* 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/xine-lib-1rc6a-i686-1.tgz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/xap/xine-lib-1rc6a-i686-1.tgz


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

Slackware 10.0 package:
bd8222afaa5584ce86a602c3cac91a3f xine-lib-1rc6a-i686-1.tgz

Slackware -current package:
fcef31016022f4386cca0f6a064b21d4 xine-lib-1rc6a-i686-1.tgz


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

Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg xine-lib-1rc6a-i686-1.tgz


+-----+

Slackware Linux Security Team
http://slackware.com/gpg-key
security@slackware.com