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[slackware-security] kcron (SSA:2024-240-01)

Posted on 28 August 2024
Slackware Security

[slackware-security] kcron (SSA:2024-240-01)

New kcron packages are available for Slackware 15.0 to fix a security issue.


Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/kcron-21.12.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes a security issue:
kcron: Invalid temporary file handling.
Thanks to pbslxw for the heads-up.
For more information, see:
https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20220216-1.txt
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24986
(* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating 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 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/kcron-21.12.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/kcron-21.12.3-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
f044c71ae38cdc78decbf96dfd23083c kcron-21.12.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
64ea18c93efdea14abbc0bea9f28e95b kcron-21.12.3-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg kcron-21.12.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz


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Slackware Linux Security Team
http://slackware.com/gpg-key
security@slackware.com

 

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