The Slackware Linux Security Team released SSA:2026-197-01 to update the netatalk package to version 4.5.1 across Slackware 15.0 and the current development branch. This release patches four documented vulnerabilities identified as CVE-2026-62318 through CVE-2026-62321 alongside general code corrections.

netatalk (SSA:2026-197-01)

netatalk (SSA:2026-197-01)

netatalk (SSA:2026-197-01)

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

Please note that for slackware-15.0 the new iniparser package in
patches/packages is also required.

Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/netatalk-4.5.1-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes bugs and security issues.
For more information, see:
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-62318
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-62319
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-62320
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-62321
(* 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/netatalk-4.5.1-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/netatalk-4.5.1-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/netatalk-4.5.1-i686-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/n/netatalk-4.5.1-x86_64-1.txz

MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
a23f2c7569d17bb75ae7920406ae3c4d netatalk-4.5.1-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
754ddc4c23e04713a1ae92ea097e8251 netatalk-4.5.1-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
a310b579f6c14b13db2b04eef10fc511 n/netatalk-4.5.1-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
7736973e57ac510e079d2eef3f1547fe n/netatalk-4.5.1-x86_64-1.txz

Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg netatalk-4.5.1-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

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Slackware Linux Security Team
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