Updated kdelibs packages has been released for Slackware Linux:
New kdelibs packages are available for Slackware 9.0, 9.1 and -current to fix security issues with URI handling.
More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0411
Here are the details from the Slackware 9.1 ChangeLog:
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Mon May 17 19:31:12 PDT 2004
patches/packages/kdelibs-3.1.4-i486-2.tgz: Patched URI security issues. According to www.kde.org:
The telnet, rlogin, ssh and mailto URI handlers in KDE do not check for '-' at the beginning of the hostname passed, which makes it possible to pass an option to the programs started by the handlers.
For more details, see:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0411
(* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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Updated package for Slackware 9.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patches/packages/kde/kdelibs-3.1.3a-i386-2.tgz
Updated package for Slackware 9.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/kdelibs-3.1.4-i486-2.tgz
Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/kde/kdelibs-3.2.2-i486-2.tgz
MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 9.0 package:
554873b76b83e345c2c86a9785199fcf kdelibs-3.1.3a-i386-2.tgz
Slackware 9.1 package:
4be0192b1c0c246aa947b625eeb6dfd9 kdelibs-3.1.4-i486-2.tgz
Slackware -current package:
015a0efcd12fb61b6bf78a10e218c0cd kdelibs-3.2.2-i486-2.tgz
Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the kdelibs package as root:
# upgradepkg kdelibs-3.1.4-i486-2.tgz
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Slackware Linux Security Team
http://slackware.com/gpg-key
security@slackware.com
New kdelibs packages are available for Slackware 9.0, 9.1 and -current to fix security issues with URI handling.
More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0411
Here are the details from the Slackware 9.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
Mon May 17 19:31:12 PDT 2004
patches/packages/kdelibs-3.1.4-i486-2.tgz: Patched URI security issues. According to www.kde.org:
The telnet, rlogin, ssh and mailto URI handlers in KDE do not check for '-' at the beginning of the hostname passed, which makes it possible to pass an option to the programs started by the handlers.
For more details, see:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0411
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+
Where to find the new packages:
+-----------------------------+
Updated package for Slackware 9.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patches/packages/kde/kdelibs-3.1.3a-i386-2.tgz
Updated package for Slackware 9.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/kdelibs-3.1.4-i486-2.tgz
Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/kde/kdelibs-3.2.2-i486-2.tgz
MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 9.0 package:
554873b76b83e345c2c86a9785199fcf kdelibs-3.1.3a-i386-2.tgz
Slackware 9.1 package:
4be0192b1c0c246aa947b625eeb6dfd9 kdelibs-3.1.4-i486-2.tgz
Slackware -current package:
015a0efcd12fb61b6bf78a10e218c0cd kdelibs-3.2.2-i486-2.tgz
Installation instructions:
+------------------------+
Upgrade the kdelibs package as root:
# upgradepkg kdelibs-3.1.4-i486-2.tgz
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Slackware Linux Security Team
http://slackware.com/gpg-key
security@slackware.com
