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TITLE:
Slackware update for ghostscript

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA29196

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29196/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Slackware Linux 11.0
http://secunia.com/product/13491/

DESCRIPTION:
Slackware has issued an update for ghostscript. This fixes a
vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to
compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA29103

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

Slackware 11.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/patches/packages/espgs-8.15.3svn185-i486-3_slack11.0.tgz

Slackware 12.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/espgs-8.15.4-i486-3_slack12.0.tgz

Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/ap/ap/ghostscript-8.62-i486-1.tgz

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.370633

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA29103:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29103/

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