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Slackware-current ChangeLog (2014/12/11)

Thu Dec 11 01:18:35 UTC 2014
a/gptfdisk-0.8.10-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
l/seamonkey-solibs-2.31-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
n/bind-9.10.1_P1-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
  This update fixes a security issue where a failure to place limits on
  delegation chaining can allow an attacker to crash BIND or cause memory
  exhaustion.
  For more information, see:
    https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01216
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8500
  (* Security fix *)
n/openssh-6.7p1-x86_64-2.txz:  Rebuilt.
  Restored support for tcpwrappers that was dropped by upstream.
  Thanks to mancha.
n/openvpn-2.3.6-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
  This update fixes a security issue that allows remote authenticated
  users to cause a denial of service (server crash) via a small control
  channel packet.
  For more information, see:
    https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/SecurityAnnouncement-97597e732b
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8104
  (* Security fix *)
n/wpa_supplicant-2.3-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
  This update fixes a remote command-execution vulnerability caused by a
  failure to adequately sanitize user-supplied input.
  For more information, see:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3686
  (* Security fix *)
xap/pidgin-2.10.11-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
  This update contains login fixes for MSN and some XMPP servers.
xap/seamonkey-2.31-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
  This update contains security fixes and improvements.
  For more information, see:
    http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/seamonkey.html
  (* Security fix *)
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