[slackware-security]  KDE packages updated (SSA:2003-213-01)

New KDE packages are available for Slackware 9.0.  These address a
security issue where Konqueror may leak authentication credentials.


Here are the details from the Slackware 9.0 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
Fri Aug  1 15:15:51 PDT 2003
patches/packages/kde/*:  Upgraded to KDE 3.1.3.
  Note that this update addresses a security problem in Konqueror which may
  cause authentication credentials to be leaked to an unintended website
  through the HTTP-referer header when they have been entered into Konqueror
  as a URL of the form:
     password@host/'> :password@host/
  For more information about this issue, please see the KDE advisory:
     https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20030729-1.txt
We recommend that sites running KDE install this update.
(* Security fix *)
patches/packages/kdei/*:  New internationalization packages for KDE 3.1.3.
+--------------------------+


WHERE TO FIND THE NEW PACKAGES:
+-----------------------------+

Updated packages for Slackware 9.0: 
  
 

These packages are signed with our GPG key: 
slackware


INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
+------------------------+

Upgrade using upgradepkg (as root):
upgradepkg *.tgz


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Slackware Linux Security Team 
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security@slackware.com

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Note that this update addresses a security problem in Konqueror which may cause authentication credentials to be leaked to an unintended website through the HTTP-referer header w...

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Here are the details from the Slackware 9.0 ChangeLog: Fri Aug 1 15:15:51 PDT 2003 patches/packages/kde/*: Upgraded to KDE 3.1.3. Note that this update addresses a security problem in Konqueror which may cause authentication credentials to be leaked to an unintended website through the HTTP-referer header when they have been entered into Konqueror as a URL of the form: password@host/'> :password@host/ For more information about this issue, please see the KDE advisory: https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20030729-1.txt We recommend that sites running KDE install this update. (* Security fix *) patches/packages/kdei/*: New internationalization packages for KDE 3.1.3. WHERE TO FIND THE NEW PACKAGES: Updated packages for Slackware 9.0: These packages are signed with our GPG key: slackware INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: Upgrade using upgradepkg (as root): upgradepkg *.tgz Slackware Linux Security Team slackware security@slackware.com

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[slackware-security] KDE packages updated (SSA:2003-213-01)
New KDE packages are available for Slackware 9.0. These address a security issue where Konqueror may leak authentication credentials.

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