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[slackware-security]  imagemagick (SSA:2007-066-06)

A new imagemagick package is available for Slackware 11.0 to
fix security issues.

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-2006-5456


Here are the details from the Slackware 11.0 ChangeLog:
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xap/imagemagick-6.3.3_0-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz:
  Upgraded to imagemagick-6.3.3-0.
  The original fix for PALM image handling has been corrected.
  For more information, see:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5456
  (* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new package:
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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 11.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/patches/packages/imagemagick-6.3.3_0-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz


MD5 signature:
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Slackware 11.0 package:
aa74825b927c5fcd596cbc4fdbbb5e1f  imagemagick-6.3.3_0-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg imagemagick-6.3.3_0-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz


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Slackware: 2007-066-06: imagemagick Security Update

March 8, 2007
A new imagemagick package is available for Slackware 11.0 to fix security issues

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 11.0 ChangeLog: xap/imagemagick-6.3.3_0-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz: Upgraded to imagemagick-6.3.3-0. The original fix for PALM image handling has been corrected. For more information, see: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5456 (* Security fix *) Where to find the new package: 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 11.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/patches/packages/imagemagick-6.3.3_0-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz MD5 signature: Slackware 11.0 package: aa74825b927c5fcd596cbc4fdbbb5e1f imagemagick-6.3.3_0-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz

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[slackware-security] imagemagick (SSA:2007-066-06)
A new imagemagick package is available for Slackware 11.0 to fix security issues.
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-2006-5456

Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg imagemagick-6.3.3_0-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz

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