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[slackware-security]  python (SSA:2017-266-02)

New python packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current
to fix a security issue.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/python-2.7.14-i586-1_slack14.2.txz:  Upgraded.
  Updated to the latest 2.7.x release.
  This fixes some security issues related to the bundled expat library.
  For more information, see:
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0718
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4472
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9063
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-9233
  (* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(https://osuosl.org/) for donating 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 14.0:

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0:

Updated package for Slackware 14.1:

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.1:

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:
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Slackware 14.0 package:
9d70703b48f3c7965ddc8b1327523df5  python-2.7.14-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:
f01272718080952b48ba77d41e7fa3d1  python-2.7.14-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware 14.1 package:
280cbdcb6405cb41ab9946d248265232  python-2.7.14-i486-1_slack14.1.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.1 package:
87a9b0e9b74d7c6881c8a60767ee787c  python-2.7.14-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz

Slackware 14.2 package:
60efb0be0d51a43bb521989b591925d1  python-2.7.14-i586-1_slack14.2.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.2 package:
8e3e9b242ac0afb6cfdac9c631b938fb  python-2.7.14-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz

Slackware -current package:
0a370c195295cb937c7756846266373c  d/python-2.7.14-i586-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
e67b2e27b293a45f3685be152e784772  d/python-2.7.14-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg python-2.7.14-i586-1_slack14.2.txz


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