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Slackware 10.2: SSA:2006-207-03 Critical Gimp XCF Handling Issue

New gimp packages are available for Slackware 10.2 and -current to fix a possible 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] gimp (SSA:2006-207-03) New gimp packages are available for Slackware 10.2 and -current to fix a possible 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-2006-3404 Here are the details from the Slackware 10.2 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/gimp-2.2.12-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to gimp-2.2.12. This release fixes a security hole in the XCF parser. For more information, see: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-3404 (* 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: Updated package for Slackware -current: MD5 signatures: +-------------+ Slackware 10.2 package: e9d7e6e4dd16714e6a6c728821f2cc38 gimp-2.2.12-i486-1_slack10.2.tgz Slackware -current package: c673c5e501392bdfc2c938b880e0860b gimp-2.2.12-i486-1.tgz Installation instructions: +------------------------+ Upgrade the packages as root: # upgradepkg gimp-2.2.12-i486-1_slack10.2.tgz +-----+ . Recent updates to GIMP for Slackware tackle a vital security flaw within the XCF parser. Ensure you upgrade promptly to safeguard your system.. Gimp Package Update, SlackwareSecurity, XCF Parser Issue. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jul 26, 2006 •Critical Slackware