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[slackware-security]  pidgin (SSA:2010-069-01)

New pidgin packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0,
and -current to fix denial of service 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-2010-0277
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0420
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0423


Here are the details from the Slackware 13.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/pidgin-2.6.6-i486-1_slack13.0.txz:  Upgraded.
  This fixes a few denial-of-service flaws as well as other bugs.
  For more information, see:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0277
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0420
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0423
  (* 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:

Updated package for Slackware 12.1:

Updated package for Slackware 12.2:

Updated package for Slackware 13.0:

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.0:

Updated package for Slackware -current:

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 12.0 package:
ab0bdf3a3de12e14973e603f812cb0de  pidgin-2.6.6-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz

Slackware 12.1 package:
f84d789da03ce5e6481c9e04481913a6  pidgin-2.6.6-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz

Slackware 12.2 package:
788ed01f917aa0bfca365e9f77a3490e  pidgin-2.6.6-i486-1_slack12.2.tgz

Slackware 13.0 package:
c8456f8e3c9fb456afcb49871c557e9f  pidgin-2.6.6-i486-1_slack13.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 13.0 package:
80baaeb8cb042fab6c9764b491c3ebd1  pidgin-2.6.6-x86_64-1_slack13.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
5ddf6032d36ba29d5ae14ecaedbab88f  pidgin-2.6.6-i486-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
451919ccd63ef9aa4245dbe1afb27587  pidgin-2.6.6-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg pidgin-2.6.6-i486-1_slack13.0.txz


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Slackware: 2010-069-01: pidgin Security Update

March 11, 2010
New pidgin packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, and -current to fix denial of service issues

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 13.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/pidgin-2.6.6-i486-1_slack13.0.txz: Upgraded. This fixes a few denial-of-service flaws as well as other bugs. For more information, see: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0277 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0420 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0423 (* 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:
Updated package for Slackware 12.1:
Updated package for Slackware 12.2:
Updated package for Slackware 13.0:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.0:
Updated package for Slackware -current:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:

MD5 Signatures

Slackware 12.0 package: ab0bdf3a3de12e14973e603f812cb0de pidgin-2.6.6-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz
Slackware 12.1 package: f84d789da03ce5e6481c9e04481913a6 pidgin-2.6.6-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz
Slackware 12.2 package: 788ed01f917aa0bfca365e9f77a3490e pidgin-2.6.6-i486-1_slack12.2.tgz
Slackware 13.0 package: c8456f8e3c9fb456afcb49871c557e9f pidgin-2.6.6-i486-1_slack13.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 13.0 package: 80baaeb8cb042fab6c9764b491c3ebd1 pidgin-2.6.6-x86_64-1_slack13.0.txz
Slackware -current package: 5ddf6032d36ba29d5ae14ecaedbab88f pidgin-2.6.6-i486-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package: 451919ccd63ef9aa4245dbe1afb27587 pidgin-2.6.6-x86_64-1.txz

Severity
[slackware-security] pidgin (SSA:2010-069-01)
New pidgin packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, and -current to fix denial of service 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-2010-0277 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0420 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0423

Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg pidgin-2.6.6-i486-1_slack13.0.txz

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