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Posted on 04 April 2026
Slackware Security[slackware-security] krita (SSA:2026-093-02)
New krita 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/krita-5.0.2-i586-3_slack15.0.txz: Rebuilt.
This update fixes a security issue:
Heap-based buffer overflow when parsing TGA files.
Thanks to pbslxw for the heads-up.
For more information, see:
https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20250929-1.txt
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-59820
(* 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/krita-5.0.2-i586-3_slack15.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/krita-5.0.2-x86_64-3_slack15.0.txz
MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
e6c6a2224f180c85bf081ba93ab19e61 krita-5.0.2-i586-3_slack15.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
6de3b2e0ed7da333bdb77eab98c1331a krita-5.0.2-x86_64-3_slack15.0.txz
Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg krita-5.0.2-i586-3_slack15.0.txz
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