[slackware-security] mtr (SSA:2008-210-06)

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[slackware-security] mtr (SSA:2008-210-06)

 

New mtr packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, and -current to

fix a security issue.

 

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=CVE-2008-2357

 

 

Here are the details from the Slackware 12.1 ChangeLog:

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patches/packages/mtr-0.73-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz:

Upgraded to mtr-0.73.

This fixes a minor security bug where a very long hostname in the trace path

could lead to an overflow (and most likely just a crash).

(* Security fix *)

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Where to find the new packages:

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HINT: Getting slow download speeds from ftp.slackware.com?

Give slackware.osuosl.org a try. This is another primary FTP site

for Slackware that can be considerably faster than downloading

directly from ftp.slackware.com.

 

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab

(http://osuosl.org) for donating additional 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 12.0:

ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/mtr-0.73-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz

 

Updated package for Slackware 12.1:

ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.1/patches/packages/mtr-0.73-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz

 

Updated package for Slackware -current:

ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/mtr-0.73-i486-1.tgz

 

 

MD5 signatures:

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Slackware 12.0 package:

a6e7fb366f0cff5b1911566a64eb4e68 mtr-0.73-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz

 

Slackware 12.1 package:

db3acb5ce1d51eee9065b02c951b1e81 mtr-0.73-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz

 

Slackware -current package:

004f78f13e150f34d25b5c586b211ca7 mtr-0.73-i486-1.tgz

 

 

Installation instructions:

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Upgrade the package as root:

# upgradepkg mtr-0.73-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz

 

 

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Slackware Linux Security Team

http://slackware.com/gpg-key

security ( -at -) slackware.com

 

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