Updated imagemagick packages are available for Slackware Linux

New imagemagick packages are available for Slackware 9.1, 10.0, and -current to fix security issues with PNG images.

More details about the issues with PNG may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0597
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0598
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0599



Here are the details from the Slackware 10.0 ChangeLog:
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Sat Aug 7 17:17:20 AKDT 2004
patches/packages/imagemagick-6.0.4_3-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to ImageMagick-6.0.4-3. Fixes PNG security issues. (* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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Updated package for Slackware 9.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/imagemagick-5.5.7_25-i486-1.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 10.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/imagemagick-6.0.4_3-i486-1.tgz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/xap/imagemagick-6.0.4_3-i486-1.tgz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 9.1 package:
52903d349dcbaf3be88d19c8aa05dbbf imagemagick-5.5.7_25-i486-1.tgz

Slackware 10.0 package:
ad5531a33331029dcc7013b72f8ec792 imagemagick-6.0.4_3-i486-1.tgz

Slackware -current package:
ad5531a33331029dcc7013b72f8ec792 imagemagick-6.0.4_3-i486-1.tgz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg imagemagick-6.0.4_3-i486-1.tgz


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