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[slackware-security]  koffice (SSA:2006-357-04)

A new koffice package is available for Slackware 10.2 to fix a 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=CVE-2006-6120


Here are the details from the Slackware 10.2 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/koffice-1.4.1-i486-3_slack10.2.tgz:
  Patched to fix a security problem with KOffice's PPT file parsing.
  For more information, see:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6120
  (* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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HINT:  Getting slow download speeds from ftp.slackware.com?
Give slackware.osuosl.org a try.  This is another primary FTP site
for Slackware that can be considerably faster than downloading
from ftp.slackware.com.

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

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

Updated package for Slackware 10.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.2/patches/packages/koffice-1.4.1-i486-3_slack10.2.tgz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 10.2 package:
d241c50a4a2efc4a612d999c6aefdb31  koffice-1.4.1-i486-3_slack10.2.tgz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the packages as root:
# upgradepkg koffice-1.4.1-i486-3_slack10.2.tgz


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Slackware: 2006-357-04: koffice Security Update

December 24, 2006
A new koffice package is available for Slackware 10.2 to fix a security issue

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 10.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/koffice-1.4.1-i486-3_slack10.2.tgz: Patched to fix a security problem with KOffice's PPT file parsing. For more information, see: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6120 (* Security fix *)

Where Find New Packages

HINT: Getting slow download speeds from ftp.slackware.com? Give slackware.osuosl.org a try. This is another primary FTP site for Slackware that can be considerably faster than downloading from ftp.slackware.com.
Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab (https://osuosl.org/) for donating additional FTP and rsync hosting to the Slackware project! :-)
Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://www.slackware.com/ for additional mirror sites near you.
Updated package for Slackware 10.2: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.2/patches/packages/koffice-1.4.1-i486-3_slack10.2.tgz

MD5 Signatures

Slackware 10.2 package: d241c50a4a2efc4a612d999c6aefdb31 koffice-1.4.1-i486-3_slack10.2.tgz

Severity
[slackware-security] koffice (SSA:2006-357-04)
A new koffice package is available for Slackware 10.2 to fix a 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=CVE-2006-6120

Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: Upgrade the packages as root: # upgradepkg koffice-1.4.1-i486-3_slack10.2.tgz

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