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[slackware-security]  wicd (SSA:2009-040-01)

New wicd packages are available for Slackware 12.2 and -current to fix a
security issue with the D-Bus configuration file that could allow local
information disclosure (such as network credentials).

More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:

  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0489


Here are the details from the Slackware 12.2 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/wicd/wicd-1.5.9-noarch-1.tgz:  Upgraded to wicd-1.5.9.
  This fixes a security problem with the D-Bus configuration file that allows
  local users to intercept D-Bus messages, possibly including wireless network
  credentials.
  For more information, see:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0489
  (* 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 12.2:

Updated package for Slackware -current:


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 12.2 package:
503d6dd8cce8fe148d6799727a51f5a6  wicd-1.5.9-noarch-1_slack12.2.tgz

Slackware -current package:
f98aab4483d4aa1f6c16c4517e560b81  wicd-1.5.9-noarch-1.tgz


Installation instructions:
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Kill any instances of wicd-client:
# killall wicd-client

Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg wicd-1.5.9-noarch-1_slack12.2.tgz

Reload D-Bus:
# /etc/rc.d/rc.messagebus reload

Restart wicd:
# /etc/rc.d/rc.wicd restart

Finally, restart any stopped instances of wicd-client as the normal user(s).

Alternate approach:  Upgrade the wicd package and reboot.


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