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The following security updates have been released for Slackware Linux:

seamonkey (SSA:2024-088-01)
coreutils (SSA:2024-088-03)
util-linux (SSA:2024-088-02)




seamonkey (SSA:2024-088-01)


seamonkey (SSA:2024-088-01)

New seamonkey packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix security issues.

Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/seamonkey-2.53.18.2-i686-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update contains security fixes and improvements.
For more information, see:
https://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/seamonkey2.53.18.2
(* 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 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/seamonkey-2.53.18.2-i686-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/seamonkey-2.53.18.2-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/xap/seamonkey-2.53.18.2-i686-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/xap/seamonkey-2.53.18.2-x86_64-1.txz

MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
2dbdccdb494729f90d6d0954b561878c seamonkey-2.53.18.2-i686-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
25be813d3882c6b54cee637768abd8b7 seamonkey-2.53.18.2-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
2d38cdda257357ada4c630651f3d9aa3 xap/seamonkey-2.53.18.2-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
8cfff0e1b9750a00689cb6e5e8100a18 xap/seamonkey-2.53.18.2-x86_64-1.txz

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

Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg seamonkey-2.53.18.2-i686-1_slack15.0.txz

+-----+

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



coreutils (SSA:2024-088-03)


coreutils (SSA:2024-088-03)

New coreutils packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix security issues.

Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/coreutils-9.5-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
chmod -R now avoids a race where an attacker may replace a traversed file
with a symlink, causing chmod to operate on an unintended file.
[This bug was present in "the beginning".]
split --line-bytes with a mixture of very long and short lines no longer
overwrites the heap.
For more information, see:
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0684
(* 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 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/coreutils-9.5-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/coreutils-9.5-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/a/coreutils-9.5-i586-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/a/coreutils-9.5-x86_64-1.txz

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

Slackware 15.0 package:
3d9096c0d9adf3f53a643cc10f8f030f coreutils-9.5-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
655547308015cd3f555f44791727acd4 coreutils-9.5-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
4ebc7ecd4ebd0d6e9c6d0b1072f5e61a a/coreutils-9.5-i586-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
8f9f0cda9c123f022063eedd2461290f a/coreutils-9.5-x86_64-1.txz

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

Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg coreutils-9.5-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

+-----+

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



util-linux (SSA:2024-088-02)


util-linux (SSA:2024-088-02)

New util-linux packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix a security issue.

Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/util-linux-2.37.4-i586-3_slack15.0.txz: Rebuilt.
This release fixes a vulnerability where the wall command did not filter
escape sequences from command line arguments, allowing unprivileged users
to put arbitrary text on other users terminals.
For more information, see:
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-28085
(* 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 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/util-linux-2.37.4-i586-3_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/util-linux-2.37.4-x86_64-3_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/a/util-linux-2.40-i586-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/a/util-linux-2.40-x86_64-1.txz

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

Slackware 15.0 package:
3cd4404f3936f17e7f0ab70a4db3c3c5 util-linux-2.37.4-i586-3_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
bb90b0b99780f22a4bce3829235169c5 util-linux-2.37.4-x86_64-3_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
46535176e55cabab56994a2031acd643 a/util-linux-2.40-i586-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
a16777d05bd73065cad733ee2a24f660 a/util-linux-2.40-x86_64-1.txz

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

Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg util-linux-2.37.4-i586-3_slack15.0.txz

+-----+

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