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Fri Sep 1 20:16:14 UTC 2023
extra/php81/php81-8.1.23-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This is a bugfix release.
For more information, see:
https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-8.php#8.1.23
4 updates (x86_64). Including a (* Security fix *)! : 4 upgraded
Code:
Mon Sep 11 20:19:30 UTC 2023
patches/packages/openssl-1.1.1w-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes bugs and a security issue that does not affect Linux:
Fix POLY1305 MAC implementation corrupting XMM registers on Windows.
For more information, see:
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4807
patches/packages/openssl-solibs-1.1.1w-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
patches/packages/vim-9.0.1897-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
Fixed three use-after-free security issues.
Thanks to marav for the heads-up.
For more information, see:
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4733
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4752
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4750
(* Security fix *)
patches/packages/vim-gvim-9.0.1897-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
Fixed three use-after-free security issues.
Thanks to marav for the heads-up.
For more information, see:
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4733
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4752
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4750
(* Security fix *)
2 updates (x86_64). Including a (* Security fix *)! : 2 upgraded
Code:
Wed Sep 13 01:32:01 UTC 2023
patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-115.2.1esr-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update contains security fixes and improvements.
For more information, see:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/115.2.1/releasenotes/
(* Security fix *)
patches/packages/mozilla-thunderbird-115.2.1-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This is a bugfix release.
For more information, see:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/115.2.1/releasenotes/
4 updates (x86_64). Including a (* Security fix *)! : 4 upgraded
Code:
Thu Sep 14 02:38:14 UTC 2023
patches/packages/curl-8.3.0-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes a security issue:
HTTP headers eat all memory.
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2023-38039.html
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38039
(* Security fix *)
patches/packages/libarchive-3.7.2-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes multiple security vulnerabilities in the PAX writer:
Heap overflow in url_encode() in archive_write_set_format_pax.c.
NULL dereference in archive_write_pax_header_xattrs().
Another NULL dereference in archive_write_pax_header_xattrs().
NULL dereference in archive_write_pax_header_xattr().
(* Security fix *)
patches/packages/mozilla-thunderbird-115.2.2-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This release contains a security fix for a critical heap buffer overflow.
For more information, see:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/115.2.2/releasenotes/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-40/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4863
(* Security fix *)
patches/packages/netatalk-3.1.16-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes bugs and security issues.
Shared library .so-version bump.
For more information, see:
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23121
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23123
(* Security fix *)
1 updates (x86_64). Including a (* Security fix *)! : 1 upgraded
Code:
Fri Sep 15 19:48:39 UTC 2023
patches/packages/python3-3.9.18-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes a security issue:
Fixed an issue where instances of ssl.SSLSocket were vulnerable to a bypass
of the TLS handshake and included protections (like certificate verification)
and treating sent unencrypted data as if it were post-handshake TLS encrypted
data. Security issue reported by Aapo Oksman; patch by Gregory P. Smith.
For more information, see:
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40217
(* Security fix *)
1 updates (x86_64). Including a (* Security fix *)! : 1 upgraded
Code:
Mon Sep 18 18:40:04 UTC 2023
patches/packages/netatalk-3.1.17-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes bugs and a security issue:
Validate data type in dalloc_value_for_key(). This flaw could allow a
malicious actor to cause Netatalk's afpd daemon to crash, or possibly to
execute arbitrary code.
For more information, see:
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-42464
(* Security fix *)
5 updates (x86_64). Including a (* Security fix *)! : 5 upgraded
Code:
Thu Sep 21 19:32:42 UTC 2023
patches/packages/bind-9.16.44-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes bugs and a security issue:
Limit the amount of recursion that can be performed by isccc_cc_fromwire.
For more information, see:
https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2023-3341
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3341
(* Security fix *)
patches/packages/cups-2.4.7-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes bugs and a security issue:
Fixed Heap-based buffer overflow when reading Postscript in PPD files.
For more information, see:
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4504
(* Security fix *)
patches/packages/mozilla-thunderbird-115.2.3-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This is a bugfix release.
For more information, see:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/115.2.3/releasenotes/
patches/packages/seamonkey-2.53.17.1-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update contains security fixes and improvements.
For more information, see:
https://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/seamonkey2.53.17.1
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4863
(* Security fix *)
testing/packages/bind-9.18.19-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes bugs and security issues:
Limit the amount of recursion that can be performed by isccc_cc_fromwire.
Fix use-after-free error in TLS DNS code when sending data.
For more information, see:
https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2023-3341
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3341
https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2023-4236
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4236
(* Security fix *)
2 updates (x86_64). Including a (* Security fix *)! : 2 upgraded
Code:
Tue Sep 26 19:30:21 UTC 2023
patches/packages/Cython-0.29.36-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This is a bugfix release.
patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-115.3.0esr-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update contains security fixes and improvements.
For more information, see:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/115.3.0/releasenotes/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-42/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5168
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5169
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5171
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5174
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5176
(* Security fix *)
Wed Sep 27 23:51:07 UTC 2023
patches/packages/mozilla-thunderbird-115.3.0-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This is a bugfix release.
For more information, see:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/115.3.0/releasenotes/
2 updates (x86_64). Including a (* Security fix *)! : 2 upgraded
Code:
Thu Sep 28 21:37:06 UTC 2023
extra/php81/php81-8.1.24-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This is a bugfix release.
For more information, see:
https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-8.php#8.1.24
patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-115.3.1esr-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update contains a security fix.
For more information, see:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/115.3.1/releasenotes/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-44/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5217
(* Security fix *)
2 updates (x86_64). Including a (* Security fix *)! : 2 Upgraded
Code:
Sat Sep 30 21:33:49 UTC 2023
patches/packages/libvpx-1.12.0-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This release contains two security related fixes -- one each for VP8 and VP9.
For more information, see:
https://crbug.com/1486441
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5217
(* Security fix *)
patches/packages/mozilla-thunderbird-115.3.1-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This release contains a security fix for a critical heap buffer overflow in
the libvpx VP8 encoder.
For more information, see:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/115.3.1/releasenotes/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-44/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5217
(* Security fix *)
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