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New CUPS and Firefox packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to address security issues:

cups (SSA:2024-163-02)
mozilla-firefox (SSA:2024-163-01)




cups (SSA:2024-163-02)


cups (SSA:2024-163-02)

New cups packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix a security issue.

Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/cups-2.4.9-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes bugs and a security issue:
When starting the cupsd server with a Listen configuration item pointing
to a symbolic link, the cupsd process can be caused to perform an arbitrary
chmod of the provided argument, providing world-writable access to the
target.
For more information, see:
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-35235
(* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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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 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/cups-2.4.9-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/cups-2.4.9-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/ap/cups-2.4.9-i586-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/ap/cups-2.4.9-x86_64-1.txz

MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
eb7a13c45409a0db64a5a5c344c2b249 cups-2.4.9-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
d270e3ec0741a67116a32bfa9301f4fe cups-2.4.9-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
433355277a0f061d6a9b7fcb1f9ad5f5 ap/cups-2.4.9-i586-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
49f32bc3bbcf751650cd28f1d4de4694 ap/cups-2.4.9-x86_64-1.txz

Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg cups-2.4.9-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Then, restart the cups server:
# sh /etc/rc.d/rc.cups restart

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http://slackware.com/gpg-key



mozilla-firefox (SSA:2024-163-01)


mozilla-firefox (SSA:2024-163-01)

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix security issues.

Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-115.12.0esr-i686-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update contains security fixes and improvements.
For more information, see:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/115.12.0/releasenotes/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-26/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5702
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5688
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5690
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5691
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5692
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5693
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5696
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5700
(* 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 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-115.12.0esr-i686-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-115.12.0esr-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/xap/mozilla-firefox-127.0-i686-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/xap/mozilla-firefox-127.0-x86_64-1.txz

MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
31be3b8bcf0fc600289fd086c921e116 mozilla-firefox-115.12.0esr-i686-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
4a46fcee6cc710fe47c6efeb269483f4 mozilla-firefox-115.12.0esr-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
892ae9e3d7006e6a2a42d001f0d17abb xap/mozilla-firefox-127.0-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
eb4e76b154f08bc011300bab583f8464 xap/mozilla-firefox-127.0-x86_64-1.txz

Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg mozilla-firefox-115.12.0esr-i686-1_slack15.0.txz

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Slackware Linux Security Team
http://slackware.com/gpg-key