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TITLE:
Slackware update for libpng

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA34006

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34006/

DESCRIPTION:
Slackware has issued an update for libpng. This fixes a
vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a
DoS (Denial of Service) or to potentially compromise an application
using the library.

For more information:
SA33970

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

Slackware 8.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.1/patches/packages/libpng-1.2.35-i386-1_slack8.1.tgz

Slackware 9.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patches/packages/libpng-1.2.35-i386-1_slack9.0.tgz

Slackware 9.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/libpng-1.2.35-i486-1_slack9.1.tgz

Slackware 10.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/libpng-1.2.35-i486-1_slack10.0.tgz

Slackware 10.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.1/patches/packages/libpng-1.2.35-i486-1_slack10.1.tgz

Slackware 10.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.2/patches/packages/libpng-1.2.35-i486-1_slack10.2.tgz

Slackware 11.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/patches/packages/libpng-1.2.35-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz

Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/l/libpng-1.2.35-i486-1.tgz

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
SSA:2009-051-01:
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.523051

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA33970:
http://secunia.com/advisories/33970/

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