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[slackware-security]  gnutls (SSA:2009-128-01)

New gnutls packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, and -current
to fix security issues.

More details about the issues may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:

  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1415
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1416


Here are the details from the Slackware 12.2 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/gnutls-2.6.2-i486-2_slack12.2.tgz
  Patched the following security issues:
  - Corrected double free on signature verification failure.
  Reported by Miroslav Kratochvil .
  - Noticed when investigating the previous GNUTLS-SA-2009-1 problem.
  All DSA keys generated using GnuTLS 2.6.x are corrupt.
  For more information, see:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1415
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1416
  (* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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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:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/gnutls-2.6.2-i486-2_slack12.0.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 12.1:

Updated package for Slackware 12.2:

Updated package for Slackware -current:


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 12.0 package:
0028d3e43ed87ae20cfd5264676d86ba  gnutls-2.6.2-i486-2_slack12.0.tgz

Slackware 12.1 package:
c5a62819b7ef93ee41ed4c05d6f56c02  gnutls-2.6.2-i486-2_slack12.1.tgz

Slackware 12.2 package:
eb930f4c0361e4e0bd24044a3c386ce7  gnutls-2.6.2-i486-2_slack12.2.tgz

Slackware -current package:
c277628054339e0c999daabb94b5a7fb  gnutls-2.6.6-i486-1.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg gnutls-2.6.2-i486-2_slack12.2.tgz


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Slackware: 2009-128-01: gnutls Security Update

May 9, 2009
New gnutls packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, and -current to fix security issues

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 12.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/gnutls-2.6.2-i486-2_slack12.2.tgz Patched the following security issues: - Corrected double free on signature verification failure. Reported by Miroslav Kratochvil . - Noticed when investigating the previous GNUTLS-SA-2009-1 problem. All DSA keys generated using GnuTLS 2.6.x are corrupt. For more information, see: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1415 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1416 (* Security fix *)

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 package for Slackware 12.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/gnutls-2.6.2-i486-2_slack12.0.tgz
Updated package for Slackware 12.1:
Updated package for Slackware 12.2:
Updated package for Slackware -current:

MD5 Signatures

Slackware 12.0 package: 0028d3e43ed87ae20cfd5264676d86ba gnutls-2.6.2-i486-2_slack12.0.tgz
Slackware 12.1 package: c5a62819b7ef93ee41ed4c05d6f56c02 gnutls-2.6.2-i486-2_slack12.1.tgz
Slackware 12.2 package: eb930f4c0361e4e0bd24044a3c386ce7 gnutls-2.6.2-i486-2_slack12.2.tgz
Slackware -current package: c277628054339e0c999daabb94b5a7fb gnutls-2.6.6-i486-1.txz

Severity
[slackware-security] gnutls (SSA:2009-128-01)
New gnutls packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, and -current to fix security issues.
More details about the issues may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1415 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1416

Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg gnutls-2.6.2-i486-2_slack12.2.tgz

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