The Slackware Linux Security Team released package SSA:2026-225-01 to patch known vulnerabilities and resolve bugs in rsync 3.5.0. This update applies directly to both Slackware 15.0 and the ongoing -current branch. Users can download the official i586 and x86_64 builds from the standard Slackware FTP mirrors before installing them with the root upgradepkg command

rsync (SSA:2026-225-01)

rsync (SSA:2026-225-01)

rsync (SSA:2026-225-01)

New rsync 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/rsync-3.5.0-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes bugs and security issues.
For more information, see:
https://download.samba.org/pub/rsync/NEWS
(* 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/rsync-3.5.0-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/rsync-3.5.0-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/rsync-3.5.0-i686-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/n/rsync-3.5.0-x86_64-1.txz

MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
386b9a863b9843199da8a1f27ec755d9 rsync-3.5.0-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
96ab27e783d7132dfadfc734fd99c033 rsync-3.5.0-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
2b3b30e8ce7a7249953ea959917d007f n/rsync-3.5.0-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
250c21294fd2ce782a005dd56f74ef49 n/rsync-3.5.0-x86_64-1.txz

Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg rsync-3.5.0-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

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