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Slackware: 2005-133-01 Moderate: Gaim DoS Security Update

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Calendar Grey May 13, 2005
Scroller Slackware Esm H88
Enhance gaim installations by applying the latest updates for Slackware to remedy security vulnerabilities. Address potential denial of service threats and bolster overall system protection.
New gaim packages are available for Slackware 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, and -current to fix several security issues

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 10.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/gaim-1.3.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to gaim-1.3.0. This fixes a few bugs which could be used by a remote attacker to annoy a GAIM user by crashing GAIM and creating a denial of service. (* Security fix *)

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate denial of service update slackware gaim

Where Find New Packages

Updated package for Slackware 9.0:
Updated package for Slackware 9.1:
Updated package for Slackware 10.0:
Updated package for Slackware 10.1:
Updated package for Slackware -current:

MD5 Signatures

Slackware 9.0 package: e8f9ed5245990d88dbef5b0640af2eee gaim-1.3.0-i386-1.tgz
Slackware 9.1 package: 25e32a6851976048528c63c7d240a734 gaim-1.3.0-i486-1.tgz
Slackware 10.0 package: a24776046686c2833fb2598118e7cde5 gaim-1.3.0-i486-1.tgz
Slackware 10.1 package: 27320885030a0f908cb7a399cc502d1d gaim-1.3.0-i486-1.tgz
Slackware -current package: 71167bc9de45b78a07fde6bd955fecf2 gaim-1.3.0-i486-1.tgz

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate denial of service update slackware gaim

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Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg gaim-1.3.0-i486-1.tgz