New fetchmail packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, and 11.0 to fix a security issue.

More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5974
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5867



Here are the details from the Slackware 11.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/fetchmail-6.3.6-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz:
Upgraded to fetchmail-6.3.6. This fixes two security issues. First, a bug
introduced in fetchmail-6.3.5 could cause fetchmail to crash. However,
no stable version of Slackware ever shipped fetchmail-6.3.5. Second, a long
standing bug (reported by Isaac Wilcox) could cause fetchmail to send a
password in clear text or omit using TLS even when configured otherwise.
All fetchmail users are encouraged to consider using getmail, or to upgrade
to the new fetchmail packages.
For more information, see:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5974
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5867
(* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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HINT: Getting slow download speeds from ftp.slackware.com? Give slackware.osuosl.org a try. This is another primary FTP site for Slackware that can be considerably faster than downloading from ftp.slackware.com.

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab (http://osuosl.org) for donating additional 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 8.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.1/patches/packages/fetchmail-6.3.6-i386-1_slack8.1.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 9.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patches/packages/fetchmail-6.3.6-i386-1_slack9.0.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 9.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/fetchmail-6.3.6-i486-1_slack9.1.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 10.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/fetchmail-6.3.6-i486-1_slack10.0.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 10.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.1/patches/packages/fetchmail-6.3.6-i486-1_slack10.1.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 10.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.2/patches/packages/fetchmail-6.3.6-i486-1_slack10.2.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 11.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/patches/packages/fetchmail-6.3.6-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 8.1 package:
134ddb9615befd410d01ce4f21a8de27 fetchmail-6.3.6-i386-1_slack8.1.tgz

Slackware 9.0 package:
c194dfa2d7b747240488a16a85f3130c fetchmail-6.3.6-i386-1_slack9.0.tgz

Slackware 9.1 package:
f50a91e22ea16bb751f662e87676eee7 fetchmail-6.3.6-i486-1_slack9.1.tgz

Slackware 10.0 package:
6de04880cf23cf6f90fa848ec5d04c15 fetchmail-6.3.6-i486-1_slack10.0.tgz

Slackware 10.1 package:
b342ab7f593d95b5463edd98349aac50 fetchmail-6.3.6-i486-1_slack10.1.tgz

Slackware 10.2 package:
e64aeba7bb9b03814c1c97bc7bef478b fetchmail-6.3.6-i486-1_slack10.2.tgz

Slackware 11.0 package:
cbb37cdf05946c799ec134389a051e91 fetchmail-6.3.6-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg fetchmail-6.3.6-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz

If fetchmail is running in a daemon mode, restart it after upgrading.

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