Weekly Linux Security Roundup

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Here a roundup of the latest security updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Debian GNU/Linux, Mandriva, Ubuntu Linux, CentOS, Slackware, and Gentoo Linux

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

- RHSA-2007:0731-01 Important: tetex security update
- RHSA-2007:0818-01 Critical: java-1.5.0-sun security update
- RHSA-2007:0817-01 Critical: java-1.4.2-ibm security update
- RHSA-2007:0829-01 Critical: java-1.5.0-ibm security update
- RHSA-2007:0777-01 Moderate: gdm security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2007:0765-01 Moderate: libgtop2 security update
- RHSA-2007:0673-01 Important: kernel security update
- RHSA-2007:0672-01 Important: kernel security update

Debian GNU/Linux

- DSA 1344-1: New iceweasel packages fix several vulnerabilities
- DSA 1345-1: New xulrunner packages fix several vulnerabilities
- DSA 1346-1: New iceape packages fix several vulnerabilities
- DSA 1347-1: New xpdf packages fix arbitrary code execution
- DSA 1348-1: New poppler packages fix arbitrary code execution
- DSA 1349-1: New libextractor packages fix arbitrary code execution
- DSA 1350-1: New tetex-bin packages fix arbitrary code execution
- DSA 1352-1: New pdfkit.framework packages fix arbitrary code execution
- DSA 1353-1: New tcpdump packages fix arbitrary code execution

Mandriva

- Security Announce MDKSA-2007:151 - Updated qt3 packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- Security Announce MDKSA-2007:152 - Updated Firefox packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- Security Announce MDKSA-2007:153 - Updated gd packages fix several vulnerabilities

Ubuntu Linux

- USN-493-1: Firefox vulnerabilities
- USN-494-1: Gimp vulnerability
- USN-496-1: koffice vulnerability
- USN-495-1: Qt vulnerability
- USN-496-2: poppler vulnerability

CentOS

- CESA-2007:0721 Moderate CentOS 3 i386 qt - security update
- CESA-2007:0721 Moderate CentOS 3 x86_64 qt - security update
- CESA-2007:0720 Important CentOS 4 i386 cups - security update
- CESA-2007:0720 Important CentOS 4 x86_64 cups - security update
- CESA-2007:0735 Important CentOS 4 x86_64 xpdf - security update
- CESA-2007:0735 Important CentOS 4 i386 xpdf - security update
- CESA-2007:0729 Important CentOS 4 x86_64 kdegraphics - securitty update
- CESA-2007:0729 Important CentOS 4 i386 kdegraphics - security update
- CESA-2007:0730 Important CentOS 4 x86_64 gpdf - security update
- CESA-2007:0730 Important CentOS 4 i386 gpdf - security update
- CESA-2007:0721 Moderate CentOS 4 x86_64 qt - security update
- CESA-2007:0721 Moderate CentOS 4 i386 qt - security update
- CESA-2007:0721 Moderate CentOS 3 s390(x) qt - security update
- CESA-2007:0729 Important CentOS 4 s390(x) kdegraphics - security update
- CESA-2007:0735-01: Important CentOS 2 i386 xpdf security update
- CESA-2007:0732 Important CentOS 5 x86_64 poppler Update
- CESA-2007:0732 Important CentOS 5 i386 poppler Update
- CESA-2007:0729 Important CentOS 5 x86_64 kdegraphics Update
- CESA-2007:0729 Important CentOS 5 i386 kdegraphics Update
- CESA-2007:0720 Important CentOS 5 i386 cups Update
- CESA-2007:0720 Important CentOS 5 x86_64 cups Update
- CESA-2007:0721 Moderate CentOS 5 i386 qt Update
- CESA-2007:0721 Moderate CentOS 5 x86_64 qt Update
- CESA-2007:0721 Moderate CentOS 4 s390(x) qt - security update
- CESA-2007:0731 Important CentOS 3 i386 tetex - security update
- CESA-2007:0731 Important CentOS 3 x86_64 tetex - security update
- CESA-2007:0731 Important CentOS 4 i386 tetex - security update
- CESA-2007:0731 Important CentOS 4 x86_64 tetex - security update
- CESA-2007:0731 Important CentOS 3 s390(x) tetex - security update
- CESA-2007:0731 Important CentOS 5 i386 tetex Update
- CESA-2007:0731 Important CentOS 5 x86_64 tetex Update
- CESA-2007:0731 Important CentOS 4 s390(x) tetex - security update
- CESA-2007:0765 Moderate CentOS 4 s390(x) libgtop2 - security update
- CESA-2007:0765 Moderate CentOS 4 ia64 libgtop2 - security update
- CESA-2007:0731-01: Important CentOS 2 i386 tetex security update
- CESA-2007:0777 Moderate CentOS 5 x86_64 gdm - security update
- CESA-2007:0765 Moderate CentOS 4 x86_64 libgtop2 - security update
- CESA-2007:0765 Moderate CentOS 4 i386 libgtop2 - security update
- CESA-2007:0777 Moderate CentOS 5 i386 gdm - security update

Slackware Linux

- firefox (SSA:2007-213-01)
- qt (SSA:2007-222-03)
- xpdf (SSA:2007-222-05)
- seamonkey (SSA:2007-222-04)
- poppler (SSA:2007-222-02)
- gimp (SSA:2007-222-01)

Gentoo Linux

- GLSA 200708-01 Macromedia Flash Player: Remote arbitrary code execution
- GLSA 200708-02 Xvid: Array indexing vulnerabilities
- GLSA 200708-03 libarchive (formerly named as bsdtar): Multiple pax Extension Header Vulnerabilities
- GLSA 200708-04 ClamAV: Denial of Service
- GLSA 200708-05 GD: Multiple vulnerabilities
- GLSA 200708-06 Net::DNS: Multiple vulnerabilities
- GLSA 200708-07 Xfce Terminal: Remote arbitrary code execution
- GLSA 200708-08 SquirrelMail G/PGP plugin: Arbitrary code execution