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Slackware 15.0: xpdf Critical Fix for Buffer Overflow SSA:2025-319

Linuxsecurity •LinuxSecurity Advisories • November 15, 2025

Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/xpdf-4.06-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes bugs and security issues. For more information, see: (* Security fix *)

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab ( for donating FTP and rsync hosting to the Slackware project! :-) Also see the "Get Slack" section on for additional mirror sites near you. Updated package for Slackware 15.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/xpdf-4.06-i586-1_slack15.0.txz Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/xpdf-4.06-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz Updated package for Slackware -current: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/xap/xpdf-4.06-i686-1.txz Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/xap/xpdf-4.06-x86_64-1.txz

Slackware 15.0 package: a4aeff64d0d87e7a8f015968655442d6 xpdf-4.06-i586-1_slack15.0.txz Slackware x86_64 15.0 package: a1fdd57545d189be27677ebf34886f14 xpdf-4.06-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz Slackware -current package: b96e96c83bc761ca1ea8f2eb37b39220 xap/xpdf-4.06-i686-1.txz Slackware x86_64 -current package: 5e9929c5fc76a1a75c0e013f18214ba9 xap/xpdf-4.06-x86_64-1.txz

Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg xpdf-4.06-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

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Slackware 15.0 Security Updates Address Critical Vulnerabilities Slackware 15.0 has released critical updates for xpdf and Seamonkey addressing security vulnerabilities. The xpdf update fixes a buffer overflow issue, while the Seamonkey update resolves a denial-of-service (DoS) issue. Both updates include security fixes and improvements, ensuring enhanced protection for users. 2 sources 41

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