The following updates has been released for Slackware Linux: bind (SSA:2012-341-01), libxml2 (SSA:2012-341-03), libssh (SSA:2012-341-02), and ruby (SSA:2012-341-04)



bind (SSA:2012-341-01)

New bind packages are available for Slackware 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1, 13.37,
14.0, and -current to fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.0 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/bind-9.9.2_P1-i486-1_slack14.0.txz: Upgraded.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This package updates BIND from 9.7.6_P4 to
9.8.4_P1 since the 9.7 series is no longer supported. It is
possible that some changes may be required to your local
configuration.
This release addresses some denial-of-service and other bugs.
For more information, see:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5688
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5166
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3817
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1667
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3868
(* 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://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 12.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.1/patches/packages/bind-9.8.4_P1-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 12.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.2/patches/packages/bind-9.8.4_P1-i486-1_slack12.2.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 13.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.0/patches/packages/bind-9.8.4_P1-i486-1_slack13.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.0/patches/packages/bind-9.8.4_P1-x86_64-1_slack13.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware 13.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.1/patches/packages/bind-9.8.4_P1-i486-1_slack13.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.1/patches/packages/bind-9.8.4_P1-x86_64-1_slack13.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware 13.37:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.37/patches/packages/bind-9.8.4_P1-i486-1_slack13.37.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.37:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.37/patches/packages/bind-9.8.4_P1-x86_64-1_slack13.37.txz

Updated package for Slackware 14.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.0/patches/packages/bind-9.9.2_P1-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.0/patches/packages/bind-9.9.2_P1-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/bind-9.9.2_P1-i486-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/n/bind-9.9.2_P1-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
+-------------+

Slackware 12.1 package:
2df945fd92d480df98711992180cdd70 bind-9.8.4_P1-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz

Slackware 12.2 package:
ddf762702befde00ab86cda1a5766bbd bind-9.8.4_P1-i486-1_slack12.2.tgz

Slackware 13.0 package:
b6c9a8f1262bd39db2dd77034f58e568 bind-9.8.4_P1-i486-1_slack13.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 13.0 package:
b35c20ad9778035c7e04ef2944375608 bind-9.8.4_P1-x86_64-1_slack13.0.txz

Slackware 13.1 package:
a6b061aeb84003ea7b6ddcc157e0db65 bind-9.8.4_P1-i486-1_slack13.1.txz

Slackware x86_64 13.1 package:
54ee26b4924ab502eedfd024d83db20e bind-9.8.4_P1-x86_64-1_slack13.1.txz

Slackware 13.37 package:
04d40ede0a96160e79767bf995469773 bind-9.8.4_P1-i486-1_slack13.37.txz

Slackware x86_64 13.37 package:
f4635df06e3c0f62f035d00e15b0f5fb bind-9.8.4_P1-x86_64-1_slack13.37.txz

Slackware 14.0 package:
66612ea03941fc8ef5ef21409ecc6fe3 bind-9.9.2_P1-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:
6f664fe7e955c0dbe806a63ad9212c00 bind-9.9.2_P1-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
83bc10ca67bede66bf742a7d0ab6e628 n/bind-9.9.2_P1-i486-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
4a539dd88ef3637eee56693c037a3dc8 n/bind-9.9.2_P1-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
+------------------------+

Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg bind-9.9.2_P1-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

Then, restart the name server:

# /etc/rc.d/rc.bind restart

libxml2 (SSA:2012-341-03)

New libxml2 packages are available for Slackware 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1, 13.37,
14.0, and -current to fix a security issue.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.0 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/libxml2-2.8.0-i486-2_slack14.0.txz: Rebuilt.
Patched a heap-based buffer underflow in the xmlParseAttValueComplex
function in parser.c in libxml2 2.9.0 and earlier that could allow a
remote attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly execute
arbitrary code via crafted entities in an XML document.
For more information, see:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5134
(* 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://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 12.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.1/patches/packages/libxml2-2.6.32-i486-3_slack12.1.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 12.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.2/patches/packages/libxml2-2.6.32-i486-4_slack12.2.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 13.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.0/patches/packages/libxml2-2.7.3-i486-5_slack13.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.0/patches/packages/libxml2-2.7.3-x86_64-5_slack13.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware 13.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.1/patches/packages/libxml2-2.7.6-i486-3_slack13.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.1/patches/packages/libxml2-2.7.6-x86_64-3_slack13.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware 13.37:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.37/patches/packages/libxml2-2.7.8-i486-5_slack13.37.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.37:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.37/patches/packages/libxml2-2.7.8-x86_64-5_slack13.37.txz

Updated package for Slackware 14.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.0/patches/packages/libxml2-2.8.0-i486-2_slack14.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.0/patches/packages/libxml2-2.8.0-x86_64-2_slack14.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/l/libxml2-2.8.0-i486-2.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/l/libxml2-2.8.0-x86_64-2.txz


MD5 signatures:
+-------------+

Slackware 12.1 package:
4b8f8073e5ab0e468368aac52031e133 libxml2-2.6.32-i486-3_slack12.1.tgz

Slackware 12.2 package:
a38284d735b51156b6a0c2aad4a0b0b6 libxml2-2.6.32-i486-4_slack12.2.tgz

Slackware 13.0 package:
de8fa68b968b05115f06fd1a6c8c874d libxml2-2.7.3-i486-5_slack13.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 13.0 package:
ff17bc7c4513ad04192ecc351f390d2e libxml2-2.7.3-x86_64-5_slack13.0.txz

Slackware 13.1 package:
82340fb2bd9eb47336c072dc0f801589 libxml2-2.7.6-i486-3_slack13.1.txz

Slackware x86_64 13.1 package:
1e37ae374658bedbaa62aee52d960e6d libxml2-2.7.6-x86_64-3_slack13.1.txz

Slackware 13.37 package:
a2c3792fbf110ad3d05fd347deff3958 libxml2-2.7.8-i486-5_slack13.37.txz

Slackware x86_64 13.37 package:
817ab99eff08314862f48c33703f572f libxml2-2.7.8-x86_64-5_slack13.37.txz

Slackware 14.0 package:
b407f6c6e488375e9d7775c1b8eb7231 libxml2-2.8.0-i486-2_slack14.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:
b11a66b5e80391dac16d92c59a7aa111 libxml2-2.8.0-x86_64-2_slack14.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
dba82933cc4a5298b14ca4f085e930ce l/libxml2-2.8.0-i486-2.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
061c5ad8691d874a9c2a9079c312a725 l/libxml2-2.8.0-x86_64-2.txz


Installation instructions:
+------------------------+

Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg libxml2-2.8.0-i486-2_slack14.0.txz

libssh (SSA:2012-341-02)

New libssh packages are available for Slackware 14.0, and -current to
fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.0 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/libssh-0.5.3-i486-1_slack14.0.txz: Upgraded.
This release fixes several security bugs.
For more information, see:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4559
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4560
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4561
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4562
(* 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://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 14.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.0/patches/packages/libssh-0.5.3-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.0/patches/packages/libssh-0.5.3-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/l/libssh-0.5.3-i486-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/l/libssh-0.5.3-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
+-------------+

Slackware 14.0 package:
d3ed85ae12d45f32c4cf48a9cddfe7a2 libssh-0.5.3-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:
c15249360067a60d1eec8ce4956460e6 libssh-0.5.3-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
8e3dc58c46f8042f1605ef047fb99527 l/libssh-0.5.3-i486-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
b956d4de1b9bb6c603507ef7e77166bb l/libssh-0.5.3-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
+------------------------+

Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg libssh-0.5.3-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

ruby (SSA:2012-341-04)

New ruby packages are available for Slackware 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, and -current
to fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.0 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/ruby-1.9.3_p327-i486-1_slack14.0.txz: Upgraded.
This release fixes a hash-flooding DoS vulnerability and many other bugs.
For more information, see:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5371
(* 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://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 13.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.1/patches/packages/ruby-1.9.3_p327-i486-1_slack13.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.1/patches/packages/ruby-1.9.3_p327-x86_64-1_slack13.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware 13.37:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.37/patches/packages/ruby-1.9.3_p327-i486-1_slack13.37.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.37:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.37/patches/packages/ruby-1.9.3_p327-x86_64-1_slack13.37.txz

Updated package for Slackware 14.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.0/patches/packages/ruby-1.9.3_p327-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.0/patches/packages/ruby-1.9.3_p327-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/d/ruby-1.9.3_p327-i486-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/d/ruby-1.9.3_p327-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
+-------------+

Slackware 13.1 package:
f068b60ce839e3ac94aee7466216c86c ruby-1.9.3_p327-i486-1_slack13.1.txz

Slackware x86_64 13.1 package:
58296a2d8ab490e22a9918c7fd587de6 ruby-1.9.3_p327-x86_64-1_slack13.1.txz

Slackware 13.37 package:
323bbc1ea3a430a8248810979e666281 ruby-1.9.3_p327-i486-1_slack13.37.txz

Slackware x86_64 13.37 package:
e1a3d37d058db4dc0a28a537b1c894c3 ruby-1.9.3_p327-x86_64-1_slack13.37.txz

Slackware 14.0 package:
bb4a5f20ed0a5e8a44c164ac1dfcff9f ruby-1.9.3_p327-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:
7acfbb52a41f27b63002fdadf789a651 ruby-1.9.3_p327-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
04e051d9f07ff4874c16544a63c2f9a5 d/ruby-1.9.3_p327-i486-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
be1e77ca31b65eefdc6481e443de0b17 d/ruby-1.9.3_p327-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
+------------------------+

Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg ruby-1.9.3_p327-i486-1_slack14.0.txz