Secunia Security Advisory - Slackware has issued an update for kdegraphics. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially to compromise a user's system.
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TITLE:
Slackware update for kdegraphics
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA18913
VERIFY ADVISORY:
https://secunia.com/advisories/18913/
CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
System access, DoS
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Slackware Linux 10.0
https://secunia.com/product/4368/
DESCRIPTION:
Slackware has issued an update for kdegraphics. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause
a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially to compromise a user's
system.
For more information:
SA17897
SA18303
SA18677
SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.
Slackware 10.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/kdegraphics-3.2.3-i486-2.tgz
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.474747
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA17897:
https://secunia.com/advisories/17897/
SA18303:
https://secunia.com/advisories/18303/
SA18677:
https://secunia.com/advisories/18677/
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