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Slackware 15.0 Kcron Update Announcement For Security Fix

New kcron packages are available for Slackware 15.0 to fix a security issue. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [slackware-security] kcron (SSA:2024-240-01) New kcron packages are available for Slackware 15.0 to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/kcron-21.12.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a security issue: kcron: Invalid temporary file handling. Thanks to pbslxw for the heads-up. For more information, see: https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20220216-1.txt https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24986 (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Where to find the 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/kcron-21.12.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/kcron-21.12.3-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz MD5 signatures: +-------------+ Slackware 15.0 package: f044c71ae38cdc78decbf96dfd23083c kcron-21.12.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz Slackware x86_64 15.0 package: 64ea18c93efdea14abbc0bea9f28e95b kcron-21.12.3-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz Installation instructions: +------------------------+ Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg kcron-21.12.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz +-----+ . Fresh kcron updates for Slackware 15.0 made available to fix security vulnerabilities. Detailed upgrade guidelines provided.. kcron Package Security Update, Slackware Kcron Advisory, Kcron Installation Instructions. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Aug 27, 2024 •Important Slackware