[slackware-security] ktorrent

New ktorrent packages are available for Slackware 11.0 and -current to
fix security issues.

More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:

https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2007-1384
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2007-1385

Here are the details from the Slackware 11.0 ChangeLog:

patches/packages/ktorrent-2.1.3-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz:
Upgraded to ktorrent-2.1.3.
A directory traversal vulnerability in torrent.cpp in versions < 2.1.2 may
allow remote attackers to overwrite the ktorrent user’s files. A bug in
chunkcounter.cpp in versions < 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to crash
ktorrent and cause heap corruption by the use of an invalid idx value.
For more information, see:
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2007-1384
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2007-1385
(* Security fix *)

Where to find the new packages:

HINT: Getting slow download speeds from ftp.slackware.com?
Give slackware.osuosl.org a try. This is another primary FTP site
for Slackware that can be considerably faster than downloading
from ftp.slackware.com.

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating additional 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 11.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/patches/packages/ktorrent-2.1.3-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/extra/ktorrent/ktorrent-2.1.3-i486-1.tgz

MD5 signatures:

Slackware 11.0 package:
1917c267334e4b90ab04c58b1f2ff338 ktorrent-2.1.3-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz

Slackware -current package:
64c4d3bf516aebe96b6591ab75c2aeb9 ktorrent-2.1.3-i486-1.tgz

Installation instructions:

Upgrade the package as root:
> upgradepkg ktorrent-2.1.3-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz