Slackware-13.1 ChangeLog (2013-08-06)

Tue Aug 6 05:23:34 UTC 2013

  • patches/packages/bind-9.8.5_P2-i486-1_slack13.1.txz
    This update fixes a security issue where a specially crafted query can cause
    BIND to terminate abnormally, resulting in a denial of service.
    For more information, see:
    https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01015
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4854
    (* Security fix *)
  • patches/packages/httpd-2.2.25-i486-1_slack13.1.txz
    This update addresses two security issues:
    * SECURITY: CVE-2013-1862 (cve.mitre.org) mod_rewrite: Ensure that client
    data written to the RewriteLog is escaped to prevent terminal escape
    sequences from entering the log file.
    * SECURITY: CVE-2013-1896 (cve.mitre.org) mod_dav: Sending a MERGE request
    against a URI handled by mod_dav_svn with the source href (sent as part of
    the request body as XML) pointing to a URI that is not configured for DAV
    will trigger a segfault.
    For more information, see:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-1862
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-1896
    (* Security fix *)
  • patches/packages/samba-3.5.22-i486-1_slack13.1.txz
    This update fixes missing integer wrap protection in an EA list reading
    that can allow authenticated or guest connections to cause the server to
    loop, resulting in a denial of service.
    For more information, see:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4124
    (* Security fix *)
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  • by Giuseppe Di Terlizzi