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Slackware: 2019-062-01 Critical: Python Package Security Update

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Calendar Grey March 3, 2019
Dist Slackware Esm H88
Recent Python libraries have been introduced for Slackware to address multiple challenges and enhance safety.
New python packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/python-2.7.16-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. Updated to the latest 2.7.x release, which fixes a few security issues. For more information, see: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1752 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14647 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5010 (* Security fix *)

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Topics Covered

security advisory software patch security fix slackware python update

Where Find New Packages

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

Slackware 14.0 package: 5e98580251cc7845521d37e959e47c70 python-2.7.16-i486-1_slack14.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.0 package: ec38b3c824e1f86533ec75ade4fbccfc python-2.7.16-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz
Slackware 14.1 package: 099c67e46e5683c13a473556557a574c python-2.7.16-i486-1_slack14.1.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.1 package: 31c815fd268b9c4cfe595277e9bcbb9f python-2.7.16-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz
Slackware 14.2 package: f797b633aef2d9bd0ed2e6e39287436b python-2.7.16-i586-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.2 package: b24ef94170c220bf8aed8401e2b57f74 python-2.7.16-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware -current package: e92ffbf153e9bcc653500bef5edeed78 d/python-2.7.16-i586-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package: 30c08469226ff6afd52f3f0df28340d5 d/python-2.7.16-x86_64-1.txz

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Topics Covered

security advisory software patch security fix slackware python update

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Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg python-2.7.16-i586-1_slack14.2.txz