Slackware: 2005-251-01 Critical: Kcheckpass Local Access Flaw
slackware
September 8, 2005
New kdebase packages are available for Slackware 10.0, 10.1, and -current to fix a security issue with the kcheckpass program
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware 10.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/kdebase-3.3.2-i486-2.tgz: Patched a security bug in kcheckpass that could allow a local user to gain root privileges. For more information, see: https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050905-1.txt https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CAN-2005-2494 (* Security fix *) Where to find the new package: Updated package for Slackware 10.0: Updated package for Slackware 10.1: Updated package for Slackware -current:
Where Find New Packages
MD5 Signatures
Slackware 10.0 package:
89cbad3536bbfba273b2ae77a097ce89 kdebase-3.2.3-i486-3.tgz
Slackware 10.1 package:
6d2d8c96dc1f5b209b5eb35425ae7952 kdebase-3.3.2-i486-2.tgz
Slackware -current package:
8b7066a01eb25a8b846d2ac9a5de85e2 kdebase-3.4.2-i486-2.tgz
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Installation Instructions
Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg kdebase-3.3.2-i486-2.tgz
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