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A gnutls security update has been released for Slackware Linux.



slackware-security: gnutls (SSA:2020-248-01)



[slackware-security] gnutls (SSA:2020-248-01)

New gnutls packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to
fix a security issue.

Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/gnutls-3.6.15-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded.
libgnutls: Fixed "no_renegotiation" alert handling at incorrect timing,
which could lead to an application crash.
[GNUTLS-SA-2020-09-04, CVSS: medium]
(* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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(  http://osuosl.org) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project! :-)

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Updated package for Slackware 14.2:
  ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.2/patches/packages/gnutls-3.6.15-i586-1_slack14.2.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.2:
  ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.2/patches/packages/gnutls-3.6.15-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
  ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/gnutls-3.6.15-i586-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
  ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/n/gnutls-3.6.15-x86_64-1.txz

MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 14.2 package:
c27ee4f5098d4178d7e06bd3f6038e8c gnutls-3.6.15-i586-1_slack14.2.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.2 package:
651a259c928cc39d5af17fce96b10fe6 gnutls-3.6.15-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz

Slackware -current package:
a074d1d4866434105cc8b49f1e8d9c07 n/gnutls-3.6.15-i586-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
a07138a96e554830165e564514c49c06 n/gnutls-3.6.15-x86_64-1.txz

Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg gnutls-3.6.15-i586-1_slack14.2.txz