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New emacs packages are available for Slackware Linux 15.0 and -current:

emacs (SSA:2024-174-01)




emacs (SSA:2024-174-01)


emacs (SSA:2024-174-01)

New emacs packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix a security issue.

Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/emacs-29.4-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
Emacs 29.4 is an emergency bugfix release intended to fix a
security vulnerability:
Arbitrary shell commands are no longer run when turning on Org mode.
This is for security reasons, to avoid running malicious commands.
(* 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/emacs-29.4-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/emacs-29.4-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/e/emacs-29.4-i586-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/e/emacs-29.4-x86_64-1.txz

MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
f8dd0514f953401e675d6f80895f43b1 emacs-29.4-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
100d1844e95b9b29c693c64c05c7a063 emacs-29.4-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
527623759822b154558121c13de1cd18 e/emacs-29.4-i586-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
fb6c3393bb28dd9fedd887e70c3d9564 e/emacs-29.4-x86_64-1.txz

Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg emacs-29.4-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

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