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[slackware-security]  gd (SSA:2020-083-01)

New gd packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to
fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/gd-2.3.0-i586-1_slack14.2.txz:  Upgraded.
  This update fixes bugs and security issues:
  Potential double-free in gdImage*Ptr().
  gdImageColorMatch() out of bounds write on heap.
  Uninitialized read in gdImageCreateFromXbm().
  Double-free in gdImageBmp.
  Potential NULL pointer dereference in gdImageClone().
  Potential infinite loop in gdImageCreateFromGifCtx().
  For more information, see:
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-6978
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-6977
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-11038
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1000222
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14553
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-5711
  (* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(https://osuosl.org/) for donating 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 14.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.2/patches/packages/gd-2.3.0-i586-1_slack14.2.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.2/patches/packages/gd-2.3.0-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 14.2 package:
02054b210ea398c39294503cfd96932a  gd-2.3.0-i586-1_slack14.2.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.2 package:
b9de5217fd1c323ece6c42d59118f611  gd-2.3.0-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz

Slackware -current package:
073b5aa2f29173ac3549a55fae397a78  l/gd-2.3.0-i586-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
ada8d37a3346d51cf1b773c01cbca8ce  l/gd-2.3.0-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg gd-2.3.0-i586-1_slack14.2.txz


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Slackware: 2020-083-01: gd Security Update

March 23, 2020
New gd packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix security issues

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/gd-2.3.0-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes bugs and security issues: Potential double-free in gdImage*Ptr(). gdImageColorMatch() out of bounds write on heap. Uninitialized read in gdImageCreateFromXbm(). Double-free in gdImageBmp. Potential NULL pointer dereference in gdImageClone(). Potential infinite loop in gdImageCreateFromGifCtx(). For more information, see: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-6978 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-6977 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-11038 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1000222 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14553 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-5711 (* Security fix *)

Where Find New Packages

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab (https://osuosl.org/) for donating 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 14.2: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.2/patches/packages/gd-2.3.0-i586-1_slack14.2.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.2: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.2/patches/packages/gd-2.3.0-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz
Updated package for Slackware -current:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:

MD5 Signatures

Slackware 14.2 package: 02054b210ea398c39294503cfd96932a gd-2.3.0-i586-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.2 package: b9de5217fd1c323ece6c42d59118f611 gd-2.3.0-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware -current package: 073b5aa2f29173ac3549a55fae397a78 l/gd-2.3.0-i586-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package: ada8d37a3346d51cf1b773c01cbca8ce l/gd-2.3.0-x86_64-1.txz

Severity
[slackware-security] gd (SSA:2020-083-01)
New gd packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix security issues.

Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg gd-2.3.0-i586-1_slack14.2.txz

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