libvpx (SSA:2025-159-01)

libvpx (SSA:2025-159-01)

New libvpx packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix security issues.

Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/libvpx-1.12.0-i586-2_slack15.0.txz: Rebuilt.
This update fixes a security issue:
Use after free in libvpx allows an attacker to potentially exploit
heap corruption.
For more information, see:
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-5283
(* 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
( http://osuosl.org) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project! :-)

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/libvpx-1.12.0-i586-2_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/libvpx-1.12.0-x86_64-2_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/l/libvpx-1.15.2-i686-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/l/libvpx-1.15.2-x86_64-1.txz

MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
fce15feffefd26563474cb1b3a25285c libvpx-1.12.0-i586-2_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
86668c0b4845a84d8b6c253757d7adb9 libvpx-1.12.0-x86_64-2_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
556d6228d83231784040cbf3c39e3193 l/libvpx-1.15.2-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
1d590621c057f8a3c6457980bc765fc8 l/libvpx-1.15.2-x86_64-1.txz

Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg libvpx-1.12.0-i586-2_slack15.0.txz

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Slackware Linux Security Team
http://slackware.com/gpg-key