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Slackware 13.1 SSA-2011-096-01 Critical: xrdb Privilege Escalation

New xrdb packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1, and -current to fix a security issue. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [slackware-security] xrdb (SSA:2011-096-01) New xrdb packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 13.1 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/xrdb-1.0.9-i486-1_slack13.1.txz: Upgraded. This fixes a security issue where improperly sanitized input could lead to privilege escalation or arbitrary command execution as root. For more information, see: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0465 (* 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/xrdb-1.0.9-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz Updated package for Slackware 12.1: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.1/patches/packages/xrdb-1.0.9-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz Updated package for Slackware 12.2: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.2/patches/packages/xrdb-1.0.9-i486-1_slack12.2.tgz Updated package for Slackware 13.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.0/patches/packages/xrdb-1.0.9-i486-1_slack13.0.txz Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.0/patches/packages/xrdb-1.0.9-x86_64-1_slack13.0.txz Updated package for Slackware13.1: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.1/patches/packages/xrdb-1.0.9-i486-1_slack13.1.txz Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.1: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.1/patches/packages/xrdb-1.0.9-x86_64-1_slack13.1.txz Updated package for Slackware -current: Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current: MD5 signatures: +-------------+ Slackware 12.0 package: 32527c76943707b282a3f4b084e1f4d6 xrdb-1.0.9-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz Slackware 12.1 package: a1ac49f09f1b14caee33d508aaced37c xrdb-1.0.9-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz Slackware 12.2 package: 7b102c0a2a6173f945fa95ad9098a86f xrdb-1.0.9-i486-1_slack12.2.tgz Slackware 13.0 package: 1ea7bd9486efaccdf520d71997c42681 xrdb-1.0.9-i486-1_slack13.0.txz Slackware x86_64 13.0 package: 8a070b5dea8b98cf4defb9cb7a14f019 xrdb-1.0.9-x86_64-1_slack13.0.txz Slackware 13.1 package: f86dd76e5e164c3e5e471063597fe50e xrdb-1.0.9-i486-1_slack13.1.txz Slackware x86_64 13.1 package: a1f5e38934e69dd20ecb93ccc3e45331 xrdb-1.0.9-x86_64-1_slack13.1.txz Slackware -current package: 82f546e63687aeaa6e6921bdfddbe403 x/xrdb-1.0.9-i486-1.txz Slackware x86_64 -current package: f2e9fec7c1cc69ae0ae76db68ae4b930 x/xrdb-1.0.9-x86_64-1.txz Installation instructions: +------------------------+ Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg xrdb-1.0.9-i486-1_slack13.1.txz +-----+ . Recent updates for Slackware's xrdb packages mitigate privilege elevation vulnerabilities, enhancing secure update processes.. xrdb packages, Slackware update, package management, security fix. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Apr 11, 2011 •Critical Slackware