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[slackware-security]  glibc (SSA:2014-296-01)

New glibc packages are available for Slackware 14.1 and -current to fix
security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/glibc-2.17-i486-8_slack14.1.txz:  Rebuilt.
  This update fixes several security issues, and adds an extra security
  hardening patch from Florian Weimer.  Thanks to mancha for help with
  tracking and backporting patches.
  For more information, see:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4424
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4412
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4237
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4788
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4458
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-4043
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0475
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-5119
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-6040
  (* Security fix *)
patches/packages/glibc-i18n-2.17-i486-8_slack14.1.txz:  Rebuilt.
patches/packages/glibc-profile-2.17-i486-8_slack14.1.txz:  Rebuilt.
patches/packages/glibc-solibs-2.17-i486-8_slack14.1.txz:  Rebuilt.
patches/packages/glibc-zoneinfo-2014i-noarch-1_slack14.1.txz:  Upgraded.
  Upgraded to tzcode2014i and tzdata2014i.
+--------------------------+


Where to find the 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 packages for Slackware 14.1:

Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 14.1:

Updated packages for Slackware -current:

Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 -current:


MD5 signatures:
+-------------+

Slackware 14.1 packages:
8995409d8ed617125649aaab14299f61  glibc-2.17-i486-8_slack14.1.txz
877bba4ad31eb68c7e7cce11f6aafd5b  glibc-i18n-2.17-i486-8_slack14.1.txz
f89a9319a1798771b26488e99f0dd1af  glibc-profile-2.17-i486-8_slack14.1.txz
d1756f2721cbb2955152c46ef5fab72e  glibc-solibs-2.17-i486-8_slack14.1.txz
c7080f6d7f309ba2905dacfa555a8115  glibc-zoneinfo-2014i-noarch-1_slack14.1.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.1 packages:
32904ee5d2a3177d621c4c6f2aa6e67f  glibc-2.17-x86_64-8_slack14.1.txz
1bb4ddd6d4043d632e78dbf3103f2f7c  glibc-i18n-2.17-x86_64-8_slack14.1.txz
e6914d464f57ea493502eea4dd40044a  glibc-profile-2.17-x86_64-8_slack14.1.txz
04562128e188daaad7fdab49756a22f2  glibc-solibs-2.17-x86_64-8_slack14.1.txz
c7080f6d7f309ba2905dacfa555a8115  glibc-zoneinfo-2014i-noarch-1_slack14.1.txz

Slackware -current packages:
f547fe51634c852ae17cb1f6c39203e1  a/glibc-solibs-2.20-i486-1.txz
c7080f6d7f309ba2905dacfa555a8115  a/glibc-zoneinfo-2014i-noarch-1.txz
f9923d8006a3c03520e93608114cb7de  l/glibc-2.20-i486-1.txz
658301364b68e79d53acb607cd399504  l/glibc-i18n-2.20-i486-1.txz
d03947abf3d4be41f7bfb0a71bd29f35  l/glibc-profile-2.20-i486-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current packages:
a0f46b305c27dd0c80e65cc77254bdf2  a/glibc-solibs-2.20-x86_64-1.txz
c7080f6d7f309ba2905dacfa555a8115  a/glibc-zoneinfo-2014i-noarch-1.txz
d673acf56308355713ac67ae68e6bd2b  l/glibc-2.20-x86_64-1.txz
410918dc8bf5b7a84d1bed5b6e125ee3  l/glibc-i18n-2.20-x86_64-1.txz
c023f4514cd0a672e4852986c74268e6  l/glibc-profile-2.20-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
+------------------------+

Upgrade the packages as root:
# upgradepkg glibc-*.txz 


+-----+

Slackware: 2014-296-01: glibc Security Update

October 24, 2014
New glibc packages are available for Slackware 14.1 and -current to fix security issues

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/glibc-2.17-i486-8_slack14.1.txz: Rebuilt. This update fixes several security issues, and adds an extra security hardening patch from Florian Weimer. Thanks to mancha for help with tracking and backporting patches. For more information, see: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4424 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4412 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4237 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4788 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4458 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-4043 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0475 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-5119 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-6040 (* Security fix *) patches/packages/glibc-i18n-2.17-i486-8_slack14.1.txz: Rebuilt. patches/pac...

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 packages for Slackware 14.1:
Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 14.1:
Updated packages for Slackware -current:
Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 -current:

MD5 Signatures

Slackware 14.1 packages: 8995409d8ed617125649aaab14299f61 glibc-2.17-i486-8_slack14.1.txz 877bba4ad31eb68c7e7cce11f6aafd5b glibc-i18n-2.17-i486-8_slack14.1.txz f89a9319a1798771b26488e99f0dd1af glibc-profile-2.17-i486-8_slack14.1.txz d1756f2721cbb2955152c46ef5fab72e glibc-solibs-2.17-i486-8_slack14.1.txz c7080f6d7f309ba2905dacfa555a8115 glibc-zoneinfo-2014i-noarch-1_slack14.1.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.1 packages: 32904ee5d2a3177d621c4c6f2aa6e67f glibc-2.17-x86_64-8_slack14.1.txz 1bb4ddd6d4043d632e78dbf3103f2f7c glibc-i18n-2.17-x86_64-8_slack14.1.txz e6914d464f57ea493502eea4dd40044a glibc-profile-2.17-x86_64-8_slack14.1.txz 04562128e188daaad7fdab49756a22f2 glibc-solibs-2.17-x86_64-8_slack14.1.txz c7080f6d7f309ba2905dacfa555a8115 glibc-zoneinfo-2014i-noarch-1_slack14.1.txz
Slackware -current packages: f547fe51634c852ae17cb1f6c39203e1 a/glibc-solibs-2.20-i486-1.txz c7080f6d7f309ba2905dacfa555a8115 a/glibc-zoneinfo-2014i-noarch-1.txz f9923d8006a3c03520e93608114cb7de l/glibc-2.20-i486-1.txz 658301364b68e79d53acb607cd399504 l/glibc-i18n-2.20-i486-1.txz d03947abf3d4be41f7bfb0a71bd29f35 l/glibc-profile-2.20-i486-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current packages: a0f46b305c27dd0c80e65cc77254bdf2 a/glibc-solibs-2.20-x86_64-1.txz c7080f6d7f309ba2905dacfa555a8115 a/glibc-zoneinfo-2014i-noarch-1.txz d673acf56308355713ac67ae68e6bd2b l/glibc-2.20-x86_64-1.txz 410918dc8bf5b7a84d1bed5b6e125ee3 l/glibc-i18n-2.20-x86_64-1.txz c023f4514cd0a672e4852986c74268e6 l/glibc-profile-2.20-x86_64-1.txz

Severity
[slackware-security] glibc (SSA:2014-296-01)
New glibc packages are available for Slackware 14.1 and -current to fix security issues.

Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: Upgrade the packages as root: # upgradepkg glibc-*.txz

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