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Slackware: 2008-210-06 Medium: MTR Small Buffer Rectification

New mtr packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix a security issue. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database: . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [slackware-security] mtr (SSA:2008-210-06) New mtr packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix a security issue. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2357 Here are the details from the Slackware 12.1 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/mtr-0.73-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz: Upgraded to mtr-0.73. This fixes a minor security bug where a very long hostname in the trace path could lead to an overflow (and most likely just a crash). (* 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 directly 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 12.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/mtr-0.73-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz Updated package for Slackware 12.1: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.1/patches/packages/mtr-0.73-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz Updated package for Slackware -current: MD5 signatures: +-------------+ Slackware 12.0 package: a6e7fb366f0cff5b1911566a64eb4e68 mtr-0.73-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz Slackware 12.1 package: db3acb5ce1d51eee9065b02c951b1e81 mtr-0.73-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz Slackware -current package: 004f78f13e150f34d25b5c586b211ca7 mtr-0.73-i486-1.tgz Installation instructions: +------------------------+ Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg mtr-0.73-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz +-----+ . Fresh mtr packages have been released for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, and -current to address a critical security vulnerability. Ensure you upgrade as the root user!. Slackware Security, MTR Update, Package Management. . Severity: Medium. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jul 29, 2008 •Medium Slackware