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June 29, 2017
New libgcrypt packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix a security issue
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/libgcrypt-1.7.8-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. Mitigate a local flush+reload side-channel attack on RSA secret keys dubbed "Sliding right into disaster". For more information, see: https://eprint.iacr.org/2017/627 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7526 (* Security fix *)
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Where Find New Packages
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Updated package for Slackware 14.2:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.2:
Updated package for Slackware -current:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
MD5 Signatures
Slackware 14.2 package:
204496613f4747c2d5578527483c4bd4 libgcrypt-1.7.8-i586-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.2 package:
22d1d1de8cfabc896afd94338df3d53c libgcrypt-1.7.8-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware -current package:
83f8139bb564ffbea9590a429c7ca856 n/libgcrypt-1.7.8-i586-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
cfa6085a8832331bd70d484a92704af6 n/libgcrypt-1.7.8-x86_64-1.txz
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Installation Instructions
Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg libgcrypt-1.7.8-i586-1_slack14.2.txz
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