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[slackware-security]  gnutls (SSA:2013-242-01)

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


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/gnutls-3.0.26-i486-1_slack14.0.txz:  Upgraded.
  This update prevents a side-channel attack which may allow remote attackers  to conduct distinguishing attacks and plaintext recovery attacks using
  statistical analysis of timing data for crafted packets.
  For more information, see:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-1619
  (* 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 -current:

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 14.0 package:
b4871658060b56ee03e2d04a9d5b96e4  gnutls-3.0.26-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:
976ca3bf65238d75a027cb2203cf9612  gnutls-3.0.26-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
16e99934d07c8aab09016e0cb2c6cfa1  n/gnutls-3.0.26-i486-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
dffa995fb8369f1c7afd7342dd31697e  n/gnutls-3.0.26-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg gnutls-3.0.26-i486-1_slack14.0.txz


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Slackware: 2013-242-01: gnutls Security Update

August 30, 2013
New gnutls packages are available for Slackware 14.0, and -current to fix a security issue

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 14.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/gnutls-3.0.26-i486-1_slack14.0.txz: Upgraded. This update prevents a side-channel attack which may allow remote attackers to conduct distinguishing attacks and plaintext recovery attacks using statistical analysis of timing data for crafted packets. For more information, see: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-1619 (* Security fix *)

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 -current:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:

MD5 Signatures

Slackware 14.0 package: b4871658060b56ee03e2d04a9d5b96e4 gnutls-3.0.26-i486-1_slack14.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.0 package: 976ca3bf65238d75a027cb2203cf9612 gnutls-3.0.26-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz
Slackware -current package: 16e99934d07c8aab09016e0cb2c6cfa1 n/gnutls-3.0.26-i486-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package: dffa995fb8369f1c7afd7342dd31697e n/gnutls-3.0.26-x86_64-1.txz

Severity
[slackware-security] gnutls (SSA:2013-242-01)
New gnutls packages are available for Slackware 14.0, and -current to fix a security issue.

Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg gnutls-3.0.26-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

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