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Slackware 15.0 Tigervnc Security Update for x0vncserver SSA-2026-084-05

New tigervnc packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues.. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [slackware-security] tigervnc (SSA:2026-084-02) New tigervnc packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ extra/tigervnc/tigervnc-1.16.1-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. The bug fix release TigerVNC 1.16.1 is now available. This release is primarily a security release to fix an issue in x0vncserver, where other users can observe and manipulate the screen contents. Users of x0vncserver are advised to update immediately. The release also contains a fix for using the Plain security type with the new w0vncserver, as well as some translation updates. (* 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/extra/tigervnc/tigervnc-1.16.1-i586-1_slack15.0.txz Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/extra/tigervnc/tigervnc-1.16.1-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz Updated package for Slackware -current: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/extra/tigervnc/tigervnc-1.16.1-i686-1.txz Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 -current: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/extra/tigervnc/tigervnc-1.16.1-x86_64-1.txz MD5 signatures: +-------------+ Slackware 15.0 package: 26e58cff852cc91ee81bb9c071479a3b tigervnc-1.16.1-i586-1_slack15.0.txz Slackware x86_64 15.0 package: 8ffa47ea948563f5d32f4f089607fdd4 tigervnc-1.16.1-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz Slackware -currentpackage: e04aca19b8ebf0284f6f84ad495cb837 tigervnc-1.16.1-i686-1.txz Slackware x86_64 -current package: a755c0a1b853390dfacb989c81bf5886 tigervnc-1.16.1-x86_64-1.txz Installation instructions: +------------------------+ Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg tigervnc-1.16.1-i586-1_slack15.0.txz +-----+ . New tigervnc packages for Slackware 15.0 fix security issues with x0vncserver. Upgrade immediately for safety!. Slackware tigervnc security update x0vncserver screen access. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Mar 25, 2026 •Important Slackware