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Slackware 10.0: SSA-2004-240-01 Critical: Gaim 0.82.1 Bug Fix

A couple of bugs were found in the gaim 0.82 release, and gaim-0.82.1 was released to fix them. In addition, gaim-encryption-2.29 did not work with gaim-0.82 due to changes in the header files, so the gaim-encryption plugin has also been updated to gaim-encryption-2.30. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [slackware-security] gaim updated again (SSA:2004-240-01) A couple of bugs were found in the gaim 0.82 release, and gaim-0.82.1 was released to fix them. In addition, gaim-encryption-2.29 did not work with gaim-0.82 due to changes in the header files, so the gaim-encryption plugin has also been updated to gaim-encryption-2.30. Here are the details from the Slackware 10.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ Fri Aug 27 14:25:53 PDT 2004 patches/packages/gaim-0.82.1-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to gaim-0.82.1 to fix a couple of bugs in the gaim-0.82 release. Also, gaim-encryption-2.29 did not work with gaim-0.82 (or 0.82.1), so that has been upgraded to gaim-encryption-2.30. +--------------------------+ Where to find the new packages: +-----------------------------+ Updated package for Slackware 9.1: Updated package for Slackware 10.0: Updated package for Slackware -current: MD5 signatures: +-------------+ Slackware 9.1 package: b96a251f78cd1da2f0ba4bd3eeb5d437 gaim-0.82.1-i486-1.tgz Slackware 10.0 package: e6cc9194b5be4eaad40d783b3822cdac gaim-0.82.1-i486-1.tgz Slackware -current package: 0d783454c6fee939d6f64cb47a1e955b gaim-0.82.1-i486-1.tgz Installation instructions: +------------------------+ Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg gaim-0.82.1-i486-1.tgz +-----+ . Gaim has issued an update to fix problems identified in version 0.82. The patch enhances the encryption plugin in version 2.30 for improved security and stability. Gaim Update, Security Advisory, Bug Fix, Encryption Plugin. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Aug 27, 2004 •Critical Slackware