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Slackware 10.2, 11.0, 12.0 Moderate: SSA:2007-222-03 Format Error

New qt packages are available for Slackware 10.2, 11.0, and 12.0 to fix format string errors. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database: . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [slackware-security] qt (SSA:2007-222-03) New qt packages are available for Slackware 10.2, 11.0, and 12.0 to fix format string errors. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3388 Here are the details from the Slackware 12.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/qt-3.3.8-i486-5_slack12.0.tgz: Patched to fix several format string bugs. For more information, see: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3388 (* 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 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/qt-3.3.4-i486-5_slack10.2.tgz Updated package for Slackware 11.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/patches/packages/qt-3.3.8-i486-2_slack11.0.tgz Updated package for Slackware 12.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/qt-3.3.8-i486-5_slack12.0.tgz MD5 signatures: +-------------+ Slackware 10.2 package: 41b4beffbe9809a167c6492922443096 qt-3.3.4-i486-5_slack10.2.tgz Slackware 11.0 package: 887d7025b2fec4954bfe2c622edcb115 qt-3.3.8-i486-2_slack11.0.tgz Slackware 12.0package: 0f4590d20500a61dacdcd81c7ce5d9ff qt-3.3.8-i486-5_slack12.0.tgz Installation instructions: +------------------------+ Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg qt-3.3.8-i486-5_slack12.0.tgz +-----+ . Updated qt files for Slackware versions 10.2, 11.0, and 12.0 released to fix format string vulnerabilities and improve overall security.. qt Security, Slackware Updates, Format Errors, Package Management, Threat Mitigation. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Aug 11, 2007 •Important Slackware