Secunia Security Advisory - Slackware has issued an update for gnupg. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
Slackware update for gnupg
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA23269
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23269/
CRITICAL:
Highly critical
IMPACT:
System access
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Slackware Linux 10.0
http://secunia.com/product/4368/
Slackware Linux 9.0
http://secunia.com/product/1336/
Slackware Linux 9.1
http://secunia.com/product/2265/
DESCRIPTION:
Slackware has issued an update for gnupg. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to
compromise a vulnerable system.
For more information:
SA23094
SA23245
SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.
Slackware 9.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patches/packages/gnupg-1.4.6-i386-1_slack9.0.tgz
Slackware 9.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/gnupg-1.4.6-i486-1_slack9.1.tgz
Slackware 10.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/gnupg-1.4.6-i486-1_slack10.0.tgz
Slackware 10.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.1/patches/packages/gnupg-1.4.6-i486-1_slack10.1.tgz
Slackware 10.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.2/patches/packages/gnupg-1.4.6-i486-1_slack10.2.tgz
Slackware 11.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/patches/packages/gnupg-1.4.6-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.489452
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA23094:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23094/
SA23245:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23245/
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