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Slackware 15.0: 2023-257-01 Critical Update for Libwebp Decoder Issue

New libwebp packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix a security issue. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [slackware-security] libwebp (SSA:2023-257-01) New libwebp packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/libwebp-1.3.2-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. Security fix for lossless decoder (chromium: #1479274, CVE-2023-4863). For more information, see: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4863 (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Where to find the 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 15.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/libwebp-1.3.2-i586-1_slack15.0.txz Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/libwebp-1.3.2-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz Updated package for Slackware -current: Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current: MD5 signatures: +-------------+ Slackware 15.0 package: a2923bea3f3c186e06a76b3b822f5afa libwebp-1.3.2-i586-1_slack15.0.txz Slackware x86_64 15.0 package: 3456484fa47644d5b6edb33c7a69be25 libwebp-1.3.2-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz Slackware -current package: 26d058c9b181b234d0b52617422eabca l/libwebp-1.3.2-i586-1.txz Slackware x86_64 -current package: 0011b0c24f8411d8582b9f89bb01cc06 l/libwebp-1.3.2-x86_64-1.txz Installation instructions: +------------------------+ Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg libwebp-1.3.2-i586-1_slack15.0.txz +-----+ . Fresh libwebp updates for Slackware 15.0 tackle an essential vulnerability. Update today!. libwebp packages, Slackware update, lossless decoderfix. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Sep 14, 2023 •Critical Slackware