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[slackware-security] libXpm (SSA:2026-111-01)

Posted on 22 April 2026
Slackware Security

[slackware-security] libXpm (SSA:2026-111-01)

New libXpm packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix a security issue.


Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/libXpm-3.5.19-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes a security issue:
Out-of-bounds read in xpmNextWord().
For more information, see:
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel/2026-April/059452.html
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-4367
(* 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/libXpm-3.5.19-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/libXpm-3.5.19-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/x/libXpm-3.5.19-i686-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/x/libXpm-3.5.19-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
cd714f2f5bb20e8d92705ecee0e94a81 libXpm-3.5.19-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
b158452391573c4afc944b368dd2d0f8 libXpm-3.5.19-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
8bce98b6ecfe5c5616e324adc5cd2c47 x/libXpm-3.5.19-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
2761f3fe3009ecdecf34cb28ad0ade90 x/libXpm-3.5.19-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg libXpm-3.5.19-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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