Slackware: 2008-217-01 Critical: Python Buffer Overflow Fixes
slackware
August 4, 2008
New python packages are available for Slackware 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix security issues
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware 12.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/python-2.5.2-i486-2_slack12.1.tgz: Patched various overflows and other security problems. For more information, see: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1679 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1721 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2315 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2316 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3142 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3144 (* Security fix *)
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Where Find New Packages
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 packages for Slackware 10.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.1/patches/packages/python-2.4.5-i486-1_slack10.1.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.1/patches/packages/python-demo-2.4.5-noarch-1_slack10.1.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.1/patches/packages/python-tools-2.4.5-noarch-1_slack10.1.tgz
Updated packages for Slackware 10.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.2/patches/packages/python-2.4.5-i486-1_slack10.2.tgz
ftp://ftp.slac...
MD5 Signatures
Slackware 10.1 package:
71dab8646a9e1b17f1e6a7c053bac3b9 python-2.4.5-i486-1_slack10.1.tgz
3377447f93570506220b1621a855219c python-demo-2.4.5-noarch-1_slack10.1.tgz
a80d373a17dd226b4db654afbd5dc106 python-tools-2.4.5-noarch-1_slack10.1.tgz
Slackware 10.2 package:
b9f71d59caeeabc4be255f727864fdb9 python-2.4.5-i486-1_slack10.2.tgz
91f7438a718381daf1c946195305aaf4 python-demo-2.4.5-noarch-1_slack10.2.tgz
8db4a89937ace8b34c3a64f9586b7c52 python-tools-2.4.5-noarch-1_slack10.2.tgz
Slackware 11.0 package:
6b19a89a5a977437324f7c58c65ce6e8 python-2.4.5-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz
Slackware 12.0 package:
dfe300afabcc11c389dcf222265b2d54 python-2.5.2-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz
Slackware 12.1 package:
5a85f5973a4e3c3d946feb56c2cbeb11 python-2.5.2-i486-2_slack12.1.tgz
Slackware -current package:
5a124455c4beb272ca8dea9a8f48f6d2 python-2.5.2-i486-2.tgz
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Installation Instructions
Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg python-2.5.2-i486-2_slack12.1.tgz
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