CVE Daily – Slackware Linux https://cvedaily.com/pages/tags/slackware.html CVE Daily – Slackware Linux en Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:27:12 +0000 [High] CVE-2013-7172 – Slackware 13.1, 13.37, 14.0 and 14.1 contain world-writable permissions on the i... https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7172 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7172 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 14:15:12 +0000 High CVE-2013-7172

Slackware 13.1, 13.37, 14.0 and 14.1 contain world-writable permissions on the iodbctest and iodbctestw programs within the libiodbc package, which could allow local users to use RPATH information to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

CVSS: 7.8 · CWE: CWE-20

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]]> [Critical] CVE-2013-7171 – Slackware 14.0 and 14.1, and Slackware LLVM 3.0-i486-2 and 3.3-i486-2, contain w... https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7171 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7171 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 14:15:12 +0000 Critical CVE-2013-7171

Slackware 14.0 and 14.1, and Slackware LLVM 3.0-i486-2 and 3.3-i486-2, contain world-writable permissions on the /tmp directory which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

CVSS: 9.8 · CWE: CWE-20

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]]> [Medium] CVE-2007-3499 – SlackRoll before 8 accepts gpg exit codes other than 0 and 1 as evidence of a va... https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3499 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3499 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 18:30:00 +0000 Medium CVE-2007-3499

SlackRoll before 8 accepts gpg exit codes other than 0 and 1 as evidence of a valid signature, which allows remote Slackware mirror sites or man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (data inconsistency) or possibly install Trojan horse packages via malformed gpg signatures.

CVSS: 6.4 · CWE: N/A

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]]> [Low] CVE-2007-0822 – umount, when running with the Linux 2.6.15 kernel on Slackware Linux 10.2, allow... https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0822 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0822 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:28:00 +0000 Low CVE-2007-0822

umount, when running with the Linux 2.6.15 kernel on Slackware Linux 10.2, allows local users to trigger a NULL dereference and application crash by invoking the program with a pathname for a USB pen drive that was mounted and then physically removed, which might allow the users to obtain sensitive information, including core file contents.

CVSS: 1.9 · CWE: N/A

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]]> [Low] CVE-2007-0823 – xterm on Slackware Linux 10.2 stores information that had been displayed for a d... https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0823 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0823 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:28:00 +0000 Low CVE-2007-0823

xterm on Slackware Linux 10.2 stores information that had been displayed for a different user account using the same xterm process, which might allow local users to bypass file permissions and read other users' files, or obtain other sensitive information, by reading the xterm process memory. NOTE: it could be argued that this is an expected consequence of multiple users sharing the same interac…

CVSS: 1.9 · CWE: N/A

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]]> [High] CVE-2004-0530 – The PHP package in Slackware 8.1, 9.0, and 9.1, when linked against a static lib... https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0530 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0530 Fri, 06 Aug 2004 04:00:00 +0000 High CVE-2004-0530

The PHP package in Slackware 8.1, 9.0, and 9.1, when linked against a static library, includes /tmp in the search path, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code as the PHP user by inserting shared libraries into the appropriate path.

CVSS: 7.2 · CWE: N/A

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]]> [High] CVE-2003-0335 – rc.M in Slackware 9.0 calls quotacheck with the -M option, which causes the file... https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0335 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0335 Thu, 22 May 2003 04:00:00 +0000 High CVE-2003-0335

rc.M in Slackware 9.0 calls quotacheck with the -M option, which causes the filesystem to be remounted and possibly reset security-relevant mount flags such as nosuid, nodev, and noexec.

CVSS: 7.5 · CWE: N/A

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]]> [High] CVE-2001-1036 – GNU locate in findutils 4.1 on Slackware 7.1 and 8.0 allows local users to gain ... https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1036 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1036 Fri, 31 Aug 2001 04:00:00 +0000 High CVE-2001-1036

GNU locate in findutils 4.1 on Slackware 7.1 and 8.0 allows local users to gain privileges via an old formatted filename database (locatedb) that contains an entry with an out-of-range offset, which causes locate to write to arbitrary process memory.

CVSS: 7.2 · CWE: N/A

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]]> [Medium] CVE-1999-0856 – login in Slackware 7.0 allows remote attackers to identify valid users on the sy... https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0856 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0856 Wed, 01 Dec 1999 05:00:00 +0000 Medium CVE-1999-0856

login in Slackware 7.0 allows remote attackers to identify valid users on the system by reporting an encryption error when an account is locked or does not exist.

CVSS: 5.0 · CWE: N/A

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]]> [High] CVE-1999-0421 – During a reboot after an installation of Linux Slackware 3.6, a remote attacker ... https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0421 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0421 Wed, 17 Mar 1999 05:00:00 +0000 High CVE-1999-0421

During a reboot after an installation of Linux Slackware 3.6, a remote attacker can obtain root access by logging in to the root account without a password.

CVSS: 7.2 · CWE: N/A

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]]> [High] CVE-1999-1422 – The default configuration of Slackware 3.4, and possibly other versions, include... https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1422 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1422 Sat, 02 Jan 1999 05:00:00 +0000 High CVE-1999-1422

The default configuration of Slackware 3.4, and possibly other versions, includes . (dot, the current directory) in the PATH environmental variable, which could allow local users to create Trojan horse programs that are inadvertently executed by other users.

CVSS: 7.2 · CWE: N/A

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]]> [High] CVE-1999-1434 – login in Slackware Linux 3.2 through 3.5 does not properly check for an error wh... https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1434 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1434 Mon, 13 Jul 1998 04:00:00 +0000 High CVE-1999-1434

login in Slackware Linux 3.2 through 3.5 does not properly check for an error when the /etc/group file is missing, which prevents it from dropping privileges, causing it to assign root privileges to any local user who logs on to the server.

CVSS: 7.2 · CWE: N/A

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]]> [Low] CVE-1999-1498 – Slackware Linux 3.4 pkgtool allows local attacker to read and write to arbitrary... https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1498 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1498 Mon, 06 Apr 1998 04:00:00 +0000 Low CVE-1999-1498

Slackware Linux 3.4 pkgtool allows local attacker to read and write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the reply file.

CVSS: 3.6 · CWE: N/A

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]]> [Medium] CVE-1999-1445 – Vulnerability in imapd and ipop3d in Slackware 3.4 and 3.3 with shadowing enable... https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1445 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1445 Mon, 02 Feb 1998 05:00:00 +0000 Medium CVE-1999-1445

Vulnerability in imapd and ipop3d in Slackware 3.4 and 3.3 with shadowing enabled, and possibly other operating systems, allows remote attackers to cause a core dump via a short sequence of USER and PASS commands that do not provide valid usernames or passwords.

CVSS: 5.0 · CWE: N/A

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]]> [High] CVE-1999-0340 – Buffer overflow in Linux Slackware crond program allows local users to gain root... https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0340 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0340 Mon, 01 Dec 1997 05:00:00 +0000 High CVE-1999-0340

Buffer overflow in Linux Slackware crond program allows local users to gain root access.

CVSS: 7.2 · CWE: N/A

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]]> [High] CVE-1999-1489 – Buffer overflow in TestChip function in XFree86 SuperProbe in Slackware Linux 3... https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1489 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1489 Tue, 04 Mar 1997 05:00:00 +0000 High CVE-1999-1489

Buffer overflow in TestChip function in XFree86 SuperProbe in Slackware Linux 3.1 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -nopr argument.

CVSS: 7.2 · CWE: N/A

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]]> [High] CVE-1999-0298 – ypbind with -ypset and -ypsetme options activated in Linux Slackware and SunOS a... https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0298 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0298 Wed, 05 Feb 1997 05:00:00 +0000 High CVE-1999-0298

ypbind with -ypset and -ypsetme options activated in Linux Slackware and SunOS allows local and remote attackers to overwrite files via a .. (dot dot) attack.

CVSS: 7.5 · CWE: N/A

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]]> [High] CVE-1999-1186 – rxvt, when compiled with the PRINT_PIPE option in various Linux operating system... https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1186 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1186 Tue, 02 Jan 1996 05:00:00 +0000 High CVE-1999-1186

rxvt, when compiled with the PRINT_PIPE option in various Linux operating systems including Linux Slackware 3.0 and RedHat 2.1, allows local users to gain root privileges by specifying a malicious program using the -print-pipe command line parameter.

CVSS: 7.2 · CWE: N/A

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