Slackware 12.0: 2007-275-02 Minor: Pidgin Security Patch Update
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October 3, 2007
A new pidgin package is available for Slackware 12.0 to fix a minor fix security issue
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware 12.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/pidgin-2.2.1-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz: Upgraded to pidgin-2.2.1. This fixes a crash that can be triggered remotely on MSN in 2.2.0. For more information, see: (* Security fix *) Where to find the new package: HINT: Getting slow download speeds from ftp.slackware.com? Give slackware.osuosl.org a try. This is another primary FTP site for Slackware that can be considerably faster than downloading directly from ftp.slackware.com. Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab (https://osuosl.org/) for donating additional FTP and rsync hosting to the Slackware project! :-) Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://www.slackware.com/ for additional mirror sites near you. Updated package for Slackware 12.0: MD5 signature: Slackware 12.0 package: debf41bd7a6ae0401dd4f8af2b80e791 pidgin-2.2.1-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz
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Installation Instructions
Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg pidgin-2.2.1-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz
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