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[slackware-security] screen (SSA:2025-133-01)

Posted on 14 May 2025
Slackware Security

[slackware-security] screen (SSA:2025-133-01)

New screen packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/screen-4.9.1-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes security issues:
attacher.c - prevent temporary 0666 mode on PTYs.
avoid file existence test information leaks.
socket.c - don't send signals with root privileges.
For more information, see:
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-46802
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-46804
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-46805
(* 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/screen-4.9.1-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/screen-4.9.1-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/ap/screen-5.0.1-i686-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/ap/screen-5.0.1-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
12659f919fe3c409660c8a05f0c2a88f screen-4.9.1-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
b00ec4f846556da49f9359d0f1bb54a7 screen-4.9.1-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
9b146ea9e136300faad8286b58291124 ap/screen-5.0.1-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
5dbc1512f1f890739f1f6b1c77895137 ap/screen-5.0.1-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg screen-4.9.1-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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