From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Thu Feb 16 2006 - 11:47:08 CST

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TITLE:
Slackware update for openssh

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA18910

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18910/

CRITICAL:
Not critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Slackware Linux 9.1
http://secunia.com/product/2265/
Slackware Linux 9.0
http://secunia.com/product/1336/
Slackware Linux 8.x
http://secunia.com/product/146/
Slackware Linux 10.0
http://secunia.com/product/4368/

DESCRIPTION:
Slackware has issued an update for openssh. This fixes a weakness,
which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local users to
perform certain actions with escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA18579

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

Slackware 8.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.1/patches/packages/openssh-4.3p1-i386-1.tgz

Slackware 9.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patches/packages/openssh-4.3p1-i386-1.tgz

Slackware 9.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/openssh-4.3p1-i486-1.tgz

Slackware 10.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/openssh-4.3p1-i486-1.tgz

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.425802

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA18579:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18579/

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