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Slackware 15.0: 2025-133-01 critical: screen security patch

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Calendar Grey May 13, 2025
Dist Slackware Esm H88
Revised screen components for Slackware 15.0 resolve significant security vulnerabilities, with detailed corrections outlined.
New screen packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/screen-4.9.1-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes security issues: attacher.c - prevent temporary 0666 mode on PTYs. avoid file existence test information leaks. socket.c - don't send signals with root privileges. For more information, see: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-46802 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-46804 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-46805 (* Security fix *)

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security issue software update Slackware screen package fix

Where Find New Packages

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab (http://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 15.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/screen-4.9.1-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/screen-4.9.1-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware -current: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/ap/screen-5.0.1-i686-1.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/ap/screen-5.0.1-x86_64-1.txz

MD5 Signatures

Slackware 15.0 package: 12659f919fe3c409660c8a05f0c2a88f screen-4.9.1-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 15.0 package: b00ec4f846556da49f9359d0f1bb54a7 screen-4.9.1-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware -current package: 9b146ea9e136300faad8286b58291124 ap/screen-5.0.1-i686-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package: 5dbc1512f1f890739f1f6b1c77895137 ap/screen-5.0.1-x86_64-1.txz

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue software update Slackware screen package fix

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Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg screen-4.9.1-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

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