Slackware: 2013-242-01: gnutls Security Update
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 *)
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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
Installation Instructions
Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg gnutls-3.0.26-i486-1_slack14.0.txz