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[slackware-security]  cairo (SSA:2007-337-01)

New cairo packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, and -current 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-2007-5503


Here are the details from the Slackware 12.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/cairo-1.4.12-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz:
  Upgraded to cairo-1.4.12.
  This fixes a possible security risk when decoding PNG files that may have
  been maliciously tampered with:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5503
  (* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+


Where to find the 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
directly 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/cairo-1.4.12-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 12.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/cairo-1.4.12-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz

Updated package for Slackware -current:


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 11.0 package:
d3185d684496dde3a0031be467844405  cairo-1.4.12-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz

Slackware 12.0 package:
2d27eb33c8518cd4b4a59464c074acbe  cairo-1.4.12-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz

Slackware -current package:
31e905277640285624fae188da4e8318  cairo-1.4.12-i486-1.tgz


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

Upgrade the packages as root:
# upgradepkg cairo-1.4.12-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz


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Slackware: 2007-337-01: cairo Security Update

December 4, 2007
New cairo packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, and -current to fix security issues

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 12.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/cairo-1.4.12-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz: Upgraded to cairo-1.4.12. This fixes a possible security risk when decoding PNG files that may have been maliciously tampered with: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5503 (* 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 directly 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/cairo-1.4.12-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz
Updated package for Slackware 12.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/cairo-1.4.12-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz
Updated package for Slackware -current:

MD5 Signatures

Slackware 11.0 package: d3185d684496dde3a0031be467844405 cairo-1.4.12-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz
Slackware 12.0 package: 2d27eb33c8518cd4b4a59464c074acbe cairo-1.4.12-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz
Slackware -current package: 31e905277640285624fae188da4e8318 cairo-1.4.12-i486-1.tgz

Severity
[slackware-security] cairo (SSA:2007-337-01)
New cairo packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, and -current 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-2007-5503

Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: Upgrade the packages as root: # upgradepkg cairo-1.4.12-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz

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