A libXpm security update has been released for Slackware Linux 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, 15.0, and current.

libXpm (SSA:2023-276-02)

libXpm (SSA:2023-276-02)

New libXpm packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, 15.0,
and -current to fix security issues.

Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/libXpm-3.5.17-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes security issues:
libXpm: out of bounds read in XpmCreateXpmImageFromBuffer().
libXpm: out of bounds read on XPM with corrupted colormap.
For more information, see:
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-October/003424.html
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-43788
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-43789
(* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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Updated package for Slackware 14.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.0/patches/packages/libXpm-3.5.17-i586-1_slack14.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.0/patches/packages/libXpm-3.5.17-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware 14.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.1/patches/packages/libXpm-3.5.17-i586-1_slack14.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.1/patches/packages/libXpm-3.5.17-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware 14.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.2/patches/packages/libXpm-3.5.17-i586-1_slack14.2.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.2/patches/packages/libXpm-3.5.17-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz

Updated package for Slackware 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/libXpm-3.5.17-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/libXpm-3.5.17-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/x/libXpm-3.5.17-i586-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/x/libXpm-3.5.17-x86_64-1.txz

MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 14.0 package:
bc7c9981210f6d5ab4e740cef773985b libXpm-3.5.17-i586-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:
deda8c03150e99cdb29c9fcbea2c7199 libXpm-3.5.17-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware 14.1 package:
520d0b27732f153c703191284c13468a libXpm-3.5.17-i586-1_slack14.1.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.1 package:
a8c30a1b063baba25f0e844de6bbfbfd libXpm-3.5.17-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz

Slackware 14.2 package:
3a84fe714f508478a950500d94b5a9a8 libXpm-3.5.17-i586-1_slack14.2.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.2 package:
9bc95ac31ff8f4722c65332e0cf9e808 libXpm-3.5.17-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz

Slackware 15.0 package:
ace4d80a05041648d8fc3e113d0ae977 libXpm-3.5.17-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
f5e8c160a8371fa3778710b6fedf09f5 libXpm-3.5.17-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
ed563d934485c2aae3867893cbb448bc x/libXpm-3.5.17-i586-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
f29d00470901576d269e73343c1f8642 x/libXpm-3.5.17-x86_64-1.txz

Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg libXpm-3.5.17-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

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