New gaim packages are available for Slackware 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, and -current to fix some minor security issues. Sites that use GAIM should upgrade to the new version.



Here are the details from the Slackware 10.1 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/gaim-1.3.1-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to gaim-1.3.1 and
gaim-encryption-2.38. This fixes a couple of remote crash bugs, so
users of the MSN and Yahoo! chat protocols should upgrade to gaim-1.3.1.
(* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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Updated package for Slackware 9.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patches/packages/gaim-1.3.1-i386-1.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 9.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/gaim-1.3.1-i486-1.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 10.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/gaim-1.3.1-i486-1.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 10.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.1/patches/packages/gaim-1.3.1-i486-1.tgz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/xap/gaim-1.3.1-i486-1.tgz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 9.0 package:
a75a60429363acd205166590ca17277f gaim-1.3.1-i386-1.tgz

Slackware 9.1 package:
929de8fdd072554ae10e6bf8e75d232c gaim-1.3.1-i486-1.tgz

Slackware 10.0 package:
4b0f13b8c99088536b7d72bb037cc5a2 gaim-1.3.1-i486-1.tgz

Slackware 10.1 package:
c0f249e8b5e862fa07f0c38e51e00844 gaim-1.3.1-i486-1.tgz

Slackware -current package:
f9b715b0d493fa91fc1d49cde13deefb gaim-1.3.1-i486-1.tgz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg gaim-1.3.1-i486-1.tgz


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